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Join the BellaRoca Moriones Festival this Holy Week on 22-24 April 2011!
This lenten season, feel the magic in a breathtaking new destination and experience a moving festival that depicts the passion of Christ.
Surrender to your whims and spend it at the luxurious BellaRocca Island Resort and Spa, an exclusive resort perched on a 20-hectare island of mountainous rolling terrain, reminiscent of Santorini, Greece. Located in Marinduque, it is the perfect place to stay in as you prepare to witness and experience the Moriones Festival.
Known as one of the most colorful and solemn festivals in the country, the celebration transforms Boac, the
capital town of Marinduque into a mini Jerusalem. Men are roaming the streets dressed in creatively designed costumes of biblical Roman soldiers searching for Longinus. Legend has it that Longinus, a Roman
centurion who is blind in one eye, pierced the side of Jesus on the cross with his spear and restored his sight by the blood that spurted out from Christ’s wound. The Moriones Festival is a commemoration of Longinus and the miracle that converted him to Christianity.
Don’t miss the spectacle and join the festivities!
Otherwise, you have to wait for another year!
Slots are running out! Please book now and avail of our early bird rate!
For more info about Bella Roca Island Resort and Spa, please visit www.bellaroccaresorts.com.
Event Highlights:
Good Friday, 22 April 2024
“Sinakulo” - A street play about the passion of Christ. Morions, the participants of the festival in Roman
costumes, take part in this play.
“Via Crucis” - Also known as the Way of the Cross, it is a re-enactment of the passion and suffering of Christ while He was making His way to Calvary. This re-enactment is done along the streets of Boac and culminates at the Moriones Arena.
Tawak Drinking - A ritual of drinking an herbal potion against poisonous bites.
Flagellantes - At the Boac and Gasan cemeteries, men inflict
suffering on themselves by whipping their backs as a form of
atonement for their sins.
Good Friday Religious Procession in all town centers.
“Kristo: Ang Tagapagligtas” - A stage presentation about Christ,
the Redeemer, at the People’s Park.
Black Saturday, 23 April 2024
“Pugutan” - A stage presentation about Longinus and about how he caught the ire of the centurions because of his conversion to Christianity. The re-enactment reaches its climax when Longinus is caught and beheaded.
“Sinakulo” - Another stage presentation about the story of Longinus and about the
Resurrection of Christ. This is done with the morion groups and cenaculistas.
Mistah Morion Group Torch Parade and Vigil.
Easter Sunday, 24 April 2024
“Salubong at Bati” / “Aleluyahan” - A ritual celebrating the appearance of the Risen Christ before the Blessed Mother through dancing.
Easter Mass in all Parishes.
“Gasang-Gasang Easter Sunday Street Dancing Festival” - An annual
competition of various contingents in choreographed movements and morion-inspired costumes.
Grand Parade and Awarding of Prizes to Morions
Parade of MISTAH Morion Group, Boac Poblacion
“Traditional Pugutan” - A ritual showing a mock beheading of Longinus.
“Pugutan” – A mock chase along the streets showing how Longinus was discovered, caught and beheaded.
Inclusions:
• Roundtrip domestic airfare from Manila-Marinduque-Manila
• Roundtrip land transfers
• Welcome refreshment
• Hotel accommodations for three days, two nights
• Daily A la carte breakfast
• Tour of the Marinduque Mainland and its Environs, particularly for the Moriones Festivities
• English Speaking Guide
PACKAGE COST:
Travel Date: 22-24 April 2010 (Good Friday to Easter Sunday) 3 Days and 2 Nights
Triple Sharing Twin Sharing Single
Rate per person Rate per person Rate per person
In Phil. Pesos In USDollars In Phil. Pesos In USDollars In Phil. Pesos In USDollars
Package Cost P 39,000 $ 929 P 44,000 $ 1048 P 57,000 $ 1357
Early bird rate for full P 30,000 $ 714 P 35,000 $ 833 P 48,000 $ 1143
payment on or before
30 Dec 2023
Early bird rate for full P 35,000 $ 833 P 39,000 $ 929 P 53,000 $ 1262
payment on or before
31 Jan 2024
Rates for Children 12 years below: P 15,000 ($357) with same inclusions.
OTHER OPTIONS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS: 3 Days and 2 Nights
OPTION A: Boac Hotel + BellaRocca Resort
Stay at Boac Hotel on Friday Night then move the BellaRocca
Resort on Saturday to spend the night until Easter Sunday.
Twin Sharing Single
Rate per person Rate per person
In Phil. Pesos In Us Dollars In Phil. Pesos In Us Dollars
Package Cost P 30,000 $ 714 P 35,000 $ 833
Early bird rate for full P 26,000 $ 619 P 32,000 $ 762
payment on or before
30 Dec 2023
Early bird rate for full P 28,000 $ 667 P 33,000 $786
payment on or before
31 Jan 2024
OPTION B: Boac Hotel during the entire Holy Week Season
Stay at Boac Hotel from Good Friday to Easter Sunday.
Twin Sharing Single
Net Rate per person Net Rate per person
In Phil. Pesos In Us Dollars In Phil. Pesos In Us Dollars
Package Cost P 24,000 $ 571 P 28,000 $ 667
Early bird rate for full P 20,000 $ 476 P 24,000 $ 571
payment on or before
30 Dec 2023
Early bird rate for full P 23,000 $ 548 P 22,000 $ 542
payment on or before
31 Jan 2024
To book a slot, please email [email protected] or call (63 2) 638 6644 now!
We have a very limited booking capacity so it will be on a first come, first served basis. Hurry! Book your slots now!
This lenten season, feel the magic in a breathtaking new destination and experience a moving festival that depicts the passion of Christ.
Surrender to your whims and spend it at the luxurious BellaRocca Island Resort and Spa, an exclusive resort perched on a 20-hectare island of mountainous rolling terrain, reminiscent of Santorini, Greece. Located in Marinduque, it is the perfect place to stay in as you prepare to witness and experience the Moriones Festival.
Known as one of the most colorful and solemn festivals in the country, the celebration transforms Boac, the
capital town of Marinduque into a mini Jerusalem. Men are roaming the streets dressed in creatively designed costumes of biblical Roman soldiers searching for Longinus. Legend has it that Longinus, a Roman
centurion who is blind in one eye, pierced the side of Jesus on the cross with his spear and restored his sight by the blood that spurted out from Christ’s wound. The Moriones Festival is a commemoration of Longinus and the miracle that converted him to Christianity.
Don’t miss the spectacle and join the festivities!
Otherwise, you have to wait for another year!
Slots are running out! Please book now and avail of our early bird rate!
For more info about Bella Roca Island Resort and Spa, please visit www.bellaroccaresorts.com.
Event Highlights:
Good Friday, 22 April 2024
“Sinakulo” - A street play about the passion of Christ. Morions, the participants of the festival in Roman
costumes, take part in this play.
“Via Crucis” - Also known as the Way of the Cross, it is a re-enactment of the passion and suffering of Christ while He was making His way to Calvary. This re-enactment is done along the streets of Boac and culminates at the Moriones Arena.
Tawak Drinking - A ritual of drinking an herbal potion against poisonous bites.
Flagellantes - At the Boac and Gasan cemeteries, men inflict
suffering on themselves by whipping their backs as a form of
atonement for their sins.
Good Friday Religious Procession in all town centers.
“Kristo: Ang Tagapagligtas” - A stage presentation about Christ,
the Redeemer, at the People’s Park.
Black Saturday, 23 April 2024
“Pugutan” - A stage presentation about Longinus and about how he caught the ire of the centurions because of his conversion to Christianity. The re-enactment reaches its climax when Longinus is caught and beheaded.
“Sinakulo” - Another stage presentation about the story of Longinus and about the
Resurrection of Christ. This is done with the morion groups and cenaculistas.
Mistah Morion Group Torch Parade and Vigil.
Easter Sunday, 24 April 2024
“Salubong at Bati” / “Aleluyahan” - A ritual celebrating the appearance of the Risen Christ before the Blessed Mother through dancing.
Easter Mass in all Parishes.
“Gasang-Gasang Easter Sunday Street Dancing Festival” - An annual
competition of various contingents in choreographed movements and morion-inspired costumes.
Grand Parade and Awarding of Prizes to Morions
Parade of MISTAH Morion Group, Boac Poblacion
“Traditional Pugutan” - A ritual showing a mock beheading of Longinus.
“Pugutan” – A mock chase along the streets showing how Longinus was discovered, caught and beheaded.
Inclusions:
• Roundtrip domestic airfare from Manila-Marinduque-Manila
• Roundtrip land transfers
• Welcome refreshment
• Hotel accommodations for three days, two nights
• Daily A la carte breakfast
• Tour of the Marinduque Mainland and its Environs, particularly for the Moriones Festivities
• English Speaking Guide
PACKAGE COST:
Travel Date: 22-24 April 2010 (Good Friday to Easter Sunday) 3 Days and 2 Nights
Triple Sharing Twin Sharing Single
Rate per person Rate per person Rate per person
In Phil. Pesos In USDollars In Phil. Pesos In USDollars In Phil. Pesos In USDollars
Package Cost P 39,000 $ 929 P 44,000 $ 1048 P 57,000 $ 1357
Early bird rate for full P 30,000 $ 714 P 35,000 $ 833 P 48,000 $ 1143
payment on or before
30 Dec 2023
Early bird rate for full P 35,000 $ 833 P 39,000 $ 929 P 53,000 $ 1262
payment on or before
31 Jan 2024
Rates for Children 12 years below: P 15,000 ($357) with same inclusions.
OTHER OPTIONS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS: 3 Days and 2 Nights
OPTION A: Boac Hotel + BellaRocca Resort
Stay at Boac Hotel on Friday Night then move the BellaRocca
Resort on Saturday to spend the night until Easter Sunday.
Twin Sharing Single
Rate per person Rate per person
In Phil. Pesos In Us Dollars In Phil. Pesos In Us Dollars
Package Cost P 30,000 $ 714 P 35,000 $ 833
Early bird rate for full P 26,000 $ 619 P 32,000 $ 762
payment on or before
30 Dec 2023
Early bird rate for full P 28,000 $ 667 P 33,000 $786
payment on or before
31 Jan 2024
OPTION B: Boac Hotel during the entire Holy Week Season
Stay at Boac Hotel from Good Friday to Easter Sunday.
Twin Sharing Single
Net Rate per person Net Rate per person
In Phil. Pesos In Us Dollars In Phil. Pesos In Us Dollars
Package Cost P 24,000 $ 571 P 28,000 $ 667
Early bird rate for full P 20,000 $ 476 P 24,000 $ 571
payment on or before
30 Dec 2023
Early bird rate for full P 23,000 $ 548 P 22,000 $ 542
payment on or before
31 Jan 2024
To book a slot, please email [email protected] or call (63 2) 638 6644 now!
We have a very limited booking capacity so it will be on a first come, first served basis. Hurry! Book your slots now!
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