Tag: Moriones Rites

“It is really not just a tradition. The first Christians were known to be the most loving of all. Love is our identity. This week is holy because of love. Love alone can make us holy.” “Tuwing Semana Santa, isa ang Pilipinas sa mga pinakamayaman sa tradisyon. Mula sa makulay na prusisyon ng mga naglalakihang antigong imahen, hanggang sa pagsusugat ng sarili at pagpapapako sa krus, kanya-kanyang sunod ang maraming Katolikong Pinoy sa mga tradisyong ito na nagpasalin-salin na sa loob ng mahabang panahon. Pero dapat nga ba na sundin…

Bahagi na ng tradisyon at kaugalian na tuwing sasapit ang Mahal na Araw ay ginugunita sa lalawigan ng Marinduque na tinaguriang “Lenten Mecca of the Philippines” ang pamoso at sikat na Moriones Lenten Rites. Ang Moriones Rites ay isa, kung hindi man ang pinakamalaking gawain na inaabangan ng mga Marinduqueno at mga turista, lokal man o dayuhan. Kung saan ay ginugunita at binibigyang buhay ang kabutihan, paghihirap at kalbaryo na dinanas ng Panginoong Hesukristo. #SponsorNews: Moriones Lenten Rites 2018 Tour Packages, Book at Dream Favor Travel and Tours or Call…

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…

ABC News Specials ABC News, an international news company with headquarter in New York, USA, featured the Holy Week Observances Around the World and Marinduque, Philippines is one of those. Balmaseda, Spain Palm Sunday signals the start of Holy Week in the Christian religion. Festivals around the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Here, a cast member in the role of Jesus performs a scene from the “Via Crucis” during Holy Week in the Basque town of Balmaseda, in northern Spain, on March 25, 2016. Segura…

Moriones Festival Observed during the Holy Week, this annual religious festival is quite different from the rest of the festivals in the country. Masks are worn by participants so they would like Roman centurions. These centurions march across the town in search of Longinus, their former comrade who they must now punish for converting to Christianity. As the legend goes, Longinus was blind on one eye. Now, he was the one who speared Jesus on his side to check if he was already dead. When a drop of blood reached…