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LOOK: Lenten parade at the 2018 Moriones Festival

Aika Rey

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LOOK: Lenten parade at the 2018 Moriones Festival
Penitents wear morions – these are masks depicting the faces of Roman centurions. They are called by locals as 'Moriones.'

MARINDUQUE, Philippines – On the island province of Marinduque, lenten rites held during the Holy Week involve a colorful festival of people in costumes and masks.

On Maundy Thursday, March 29, penitents wear morions – these are masks depicting the faces of Roman centurions. They are called by locals as
“Moriones.” (READ: Behind the masks of Marinduque’s Moriones Festival)

At Sta Cruz town in Marinduque, hundreds joined the lenten parade on Maundy Thursday.

EARLY AGE. Kids wear morion as they marched on Maundy Thursday for the lenten parade.

PARADE. Sta Cruz Mayor Marisa Red joins a moriones on March 29, 2018.

Garbed in kaftan, a loong loose dress or tunic, several government employees, public school teachers, and barangay officials marched around the town on Thursday:

– Rappler.com

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Aika Rey

Aika Rey is a business reporter for Rappler. She covered the Senate of the Philippines before fully diving into numbers and companies. Got tips? Find her on Twitter at @reyaika or shoot her an email at aika.rey@rappler.com.
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