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  2. Moriones Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Moriones Festival is a lenten and religious festival held annually on Holy Week on the island of Marinduque, Philippines. The "Moriones" are men and women in costumes and masks replicating the garb of biblical Imperial Roman soldiers as interpreted by locals. The Moriones tradition has inspired the creation of other festivals in the ...

  3. Marinduque - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Marinduque 10 20 30 40 50 2006 40.51 2009 33.58 2012 32.91 2015 16.95 2018 14.72 2021 15.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Marinduque is an agricultural province, primarily growing rice and coconuts. Handicrafts from Marinduque are also exported to dıfferent parts of the world, and fishing is another important part of the economy. Mining was once an important ...

  4. Holy Week in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Easter Sunday. Frequency. Annual. Holy Week (Filipino: Mahal na Araw; Spanish: Semana Santa) is a significant religious observance in the Philippines for the Catholic majority, the Iglesia Filipina Independiente or the Philippine Independent Church, and most Protestant groups. One of the few majority Christian countries in Asia, Catholics make ...

  5. List of observances set by the Chinese calendar - Wikipedia

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    This festival commemorates the ancient poet Qu Yuan; drink yellow rice wine, related to the White Snake Lady legend 5 (五月) 13th July 3, 2020 [5] Kuan Kung's Birthday and Cheng Huang's Birthday 關公誕辰 Celebrated in Taiwan: 6 (六月) 6th July 26, 2020 Double Sixth Festival: 六月六 / 天贶节 6 (六月) 24th or 25th August 13–15 ...

  6. Gasan, Marinduque - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Gasan 10 20 30 40 2006 39.40 2009 30.70 2012 16.18 2015 14.88 2018 15.65 2021 19.44 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Transportation The Marinduque Ring Road passes through Gasan and is known as San Jose Street in downtown Gasan. Tricycles and jeepneys can be used to navigate the town, while jeepneys can also be used to go to other towns. Taxis are available to and ...

  7. List of festivals in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The partial calendar list contains several of the oldest and larger religious and/or cultural festivals in the country. Each town, city, and village has a dedicated fiesta, resulting in thousands held throughout the year; a few are national in character.

  8. Mid-Autumn Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival (see § Etymology), is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian calendar . [ 1 ]

  9. List of month-long observances - Wikipedia

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    Confederate History Month. Dalit History Month. Financial Literacy Month [12] Jazz Appreciation Month. Mathematics Awareness Month [13][14] National Child Abuse Prevention Month [15][16] National Pet Month (United Kingdom) National Poetry Month. National Poetry Writing Month.