Oops! Umus-us ang burloloy nung naka-sungkayaw o!
The contingent from Gasan was the first to perform in the "Battle of the Morions" competition introduced this year. They had been active participants in their town's "Gasang-Gasang Festival" for the last couple of years and were composed of high-school and out-of-school boys. Perhaps they were the most excited among the various groups in showing off the choreographed movements they rehearsed for weeks and the costumes that they themselves had made. There was an attempt to add something novel to their performance as some morions entered the arena riding in sungkayaws, bamboo stilts. The others danced together in unison like they were simulating the movements of galloping horses to the beat of kalutang and to the delight of the crowd.
A man draped in white taking on the role of the Risen Christ materialized at the end of their presentation, suspended in mid air using bamboo poles and more drapes for support.
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