Feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck in Malta

Parishioners and revelers celebrated during a band march at the feast marking the shipwreck in 60 A.D. of Saint Paul, Malta’s patron saint, in Valletta, Malta on Saturday. Held every year in Valletta, the Feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck remembers the saint’s miracles after he took refuge on the island. A procession carries his statue through the streets accompanied by marching bands and fireworks. Once the band started to play, St. Paul’s Street was coated in a thick layer of shredded paper flakes.