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English: Ġigġifogu, or ground based fireworks, are traditional and popular in maltese feasts, featuring various mechanisms with different rotating ground wheels that shoots fireworks out of its sides, also create complex designs and motions using the rotational power of the fireworks.

Ground based fireworks are an integral part of any Maltese festa celebration and over the decades, these displays have evolved into a unique pyrotechnic tradition of their own throughout the island, and are taken as seriously as any aerial fireworks display.

During feasts, also Ground fireworks festival, phyroshow are judged on the merits of three categories: best mechanism, best products used and originality of exhibition in terms of design and movement.
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