Moriones mask at the annual Easter Moriones festival in the Philippines


Philippines, Marinduque Island: Moriones mask at the 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 celebrate the Moriones Festival. It is a religious festival which links the story of Longinus with Christs Passion and Death


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