Moriones Festival, annually during the observance of Holy Week, Marinduque Island, The Philippines

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Moriones Festival, annually during the observance of Holy Week, a biblical character in the person of the Roman centurion Longinus comes alive as the towns of Boac, Mogpog and Gasan on Mariduque Island celebrate the Moriones Festival. It is a religious festival which links the story of Longinus with Christs Passion and Death

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