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Il-Ftuh tal-Kazin 12th May - The setting up of 12th May Band and Social Club.
Il-ftuh tal-Kazin 12th May fisser qawmien mil-gdid tal-festa esterna ta San Filep u twaqqaf fit-22 ta Ottubru tal-1961 mill Fundatur, il-mibki Filippu Grech bil-barka tal-ghola awtoritajiet eklezjastici u civili kif ukoll bl-appogg shih tal-poplu Zebbugi. Filippu Grech kien ukoll benefattur kbir tal-Knisja ta San Filep, tant hu hekk li fil-pittura ta fuq in-nicca ta San Filep insibu x-xbieha tieghu impittra.
L-ewwel surmast ta din il-Banda kien il-mibki Amante Attard fejn fost bosta marci li kkompona ghal din il-Banda insibu It-12 ta Mejju 1962 li hu aktar maghruf bhala Rega Wasal il-Jum. FOttubru tal-2008, il-familja tas-Surmast Amante Attard ghogobha tirregala lis-Socjeta id-drittijiet kollha fuq dan l-Innu, fserata li giet imtella fis-socjeta sabiex tfakkar il-25 sena mil-mewt tieghu.
L-ewwel President tas-Socjeta kien is-Sur Joe Attard, li hadem flimkien mal-ewwel Kumitat li kien ferm habrieki li mix-xejn irnexxieli jibni Kazin li fi ftit zmien sar maghruf mhux biss maz-Zebbugin izda mal-barranin. L-ewwel banda ta dan il-Kazin kienet maghmula minn numru sabih ta bandisti Zebbugin, bnumru taservizzi kemm fHaz-Zebbug kif ukoll barra mir-rahal taghna u anke fGhawdex.
12th May Band and Social Club was set up on the 22nd October, 1961 by its Founder, Filippu Grech, who was also one of the greatest benefactors of the parish church dedicated to St. Philip. In fact he is depicted also in one of the paintings above the niche of St. Philip in the same church.
The first band leader was Amante Attard who composed the famous "It-12 ta' Mejju 1962" better known as "Rega Wasal il-Jum". The first President of the Society was Mr. Joe Attard. The first band of this Band Club was made up from of a number of local musicians, with a number of services not only in Zebbug but also around the Islands of Malta and Gozo.
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