It is very common in Malta that most women would have a specific day when they do their washing. One day for the clothes washing and another day to wash the floors. Before the arrival of dryers, which are still not popular in Malta, people used to hang their clothes on their flat roofs or even outside their balconies. Yet others just use their front porch or the front of their house to hang their clothes. This woman is gently hanging her clothes to dry and with the heat-waves we are having in our summer months, it will take less than 2 hours for everything to be dry. I took this photo in the fishing village of Marsaxlokk, and it was once exhibited in an exhibition of the role of women in society.
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