Moriones Festival powerpoint, here you can share about the moriones festival and when, why and where it is celebrated

2. Moriones
Festival
Group 2
(mapeh)

3. What is a Morion?
These are men & women in colorful Morion attire
& masks that portray the faces of Roman
soldiers
They reenact the scene of the Roman soldiers
searching for Longinus by marching along the
town .

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5. Moriones Festival
The Moriones Festival portrays
the suffering of Christ & the
story of Saint Longinus who
plunged a spear into the
crucified body of Jesus.
It is celebrated every Lenten
season in Marinduque & in some
places in Mindoro

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10. Moriones Mask
Morion masks are usually made of
wood from dapdap, dita, or santol
trees. These trees are abundant in
Marinduque. Making the mask
takes a long time as carving &
painting the mask takes about 1
and a half month to finish.

11. It is traditionally designed to
resemble Caucasian features,
specifically that of a Roman
legionnaire.
Moriones Mask
It takes months to carve each
mask. Painting the mask takes
about two weeks to finish and dry

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