The Marinduque Moriones Lenten Rites is one of the most famous religious festivals in the Philippines. Marinduque known to be the country’s “Lenten capital,” and the Moriones Festival is its unique and celebrated take on Christ’s suffering and death. Moriones comes from the Spanish word “morion,” which means “helmet” or “visor.” In this centuries-old tradition, local men (and a few women) put on the colorful garb-the highlight of the gala costumes are finely carved masks depicting the fierce Roman soldiers of Christ’s time. The morions then populate the towns ‘streets-engaging…
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Pagtugtog ng kalutang, pasisiglahin sa Marinduque
Bilang bahagi ng paggunita sa ika-97 na anibersaryo ng kasarinlan ng lalawigan ng Marinduque, muling bubuhayin ng Department of Tourism (DOT)-Marinduque ang pagtugtog ng kalutang, isang instrumento na nagmula at nabuo sa bayan ng Gasan. Sa pakikipagtulungan ng National Commission of Culture and the Arts (NCCA) at Department of Education (DepEd) Marinduque, ninanais ng mga ahensyang ito na ibahagi at ipakalat ang kaalaman ng mga miyembro ng Pangkat Kalutang sa mga mag-aaral ng mababa at mataas na paaralan sa probinsya kung papano tugtugin ang kalutang. Sa pagpapalaganap ng kakayahan sa…
Marinduque Instant Street View
Some of the Facebook posts of our kababayan especially those in abroad who are happy and excited seeing their homes and sometimes catch loved ones as they were captured by Instant Street View cameras. Note: Main article has been removed.
New look of Plaza and Casa Real
Casa Real is a small museum, in the former site of Rizal Park in Brgy. San Miguel. Today, it houses some of the offices of the municipal government.
Twenty One at the Tranquil Heart of the Philippines
Medyo matagal na rin akong di napadpad dito. It has been 21 years since we went there, back when I was still a kid. It was a different world—so laidback and so rural, that the city boy in me was quite shocked. We visited the once booming mines up in the mountains of Marinduque. It was like a small city on its own, has its own airport, a mountain with a blue pit below.