My suggestion to hold a Water Carnival in the Grand Harbour may have prompted John Carmel Navarro (The Sunday Times of Malta, July 7) to suggest holding this event on September 8.

In my previous letter (June 30) I used the phrase “tallying with the September 8 weekend” which translates into the weekend before or after that date and certainly not in conjunction with the traditional Regatta, which in itself is already a full-time attraction.

On the other hand holding a Water Carnival on September 8 would create a discordant note to the religious and national festival in neighbouring Senglea and in three other localities commemorating the Nativity of Our Lady – Il-Bambina.

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