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Xewkija became the first parish outside Victoria on the 27th November 1678 by Bishop Molina and became the first district 'contrada' to be known as 'casale' or village. The liturgical village feast of St. John the Baptist falls on 24th June, and the external festivities are celebrated on the closest Sunday. The word Xewkija is derived from Arabic meaning an area of thorny wastelands, common at some point in time. Xewkija has a heritage of worthy craftsmen and busy workers. The village produces the best Gozitan stone masons who are also the finest decorators of Maltese stone. The parish church, and even more, the salvaged old church are a sublime support to this argument. The Xewkija folk are traditionally also able fishermen, most of whom still pursue the art of making traditional cane fish traps of all sizes during their free time. The Xewkija fishermen have kept alive this precious fish trap tradition over Gozo. On the site where the present church is, it was said that there was a stone known as 'Maqghad ix-Xih' (seat of the senior citizen). It was probably the seat of the village respectable magistrate or "Xih" (old man) from where he probably chaired over common folk litigation and distributed court sentences based on natural justice by spitting on the ground on each decision. Not so far away, there is a small ancient chapel known as Madonna tal-Hniena (Our Lady of Charity) which is dedicated to San Bartholomew. The tower of Santa Cecilja lies in the limits of Xewkija, while remains of Tinghi Tower disappeared in the last century. These towers date back to 1613. Another 14th century tower, which was used by the Grandmasters as a summer residence, was the Tower of Gorgion, also in Xewkija. It was unfortunately demolished to make way for a temporary airstrip during the Second World War, but some nostalgic photos and paintings of this tower still remain. Besides, beautiful landscapes, an unspoilt and spectacular Mgarr Ix-Xini Valley and an access to the peaceful Bay of Mgarr ix-Xini are also Xewkija's string of pearls. This makes the village of Xewkija an ideal place for trekking and abseiling in winter and spring, while the mini-fjord of Mgarr ix-Xini is a fine place to bathe and dive.
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