'Pataraka boys', hooded boys in attires reminiscent of samurai movies, making loud noise with various types of pataraka, noisemakers made of bamboo or plywood lead the IFI (Iglesia Filipina Independiente)procession. (One of two major processions held in Gasan - the other one being that of the Roman Catholic Church). Their attires are in red, white and blue - the colors of the Philippine flag. The Marinduque IFI independent church is one of the earliest to be formally established after the Philippine revolution and schism with the Vatican.
Novicias. Young girls confine themselves for a number of days in the kumbento to engage in prayers, studies and meditation on the Passion of Christ. They join all Lenten religous mass and procession.
In Gasan, devotion to the Santo Sepulchro image, which is one of many icons lined up in the Good Friday procession, is reminiscent of the adulation given by followers to the Nazareno sa Quiapo. The rope used to pull the caro is a sought after item, later divided among believers and installed in a special place in pangulongs, fishing boats - anting-anting, charm for bountiful harvests.
'Pataraka boys', hooded boys in attires reminiscent of samurai movies, making loud noise with various types of pataraka, noisemakers made of bamboo or plywood lead the IFI (Iglesia Filipina Independiente)procession. (One of two major processions held in Gasan - the other one being that of the Roman Catholic Church). Their attires are in red, white and blue - the colors of the Philippine flag. The Marinduque IFI independent church is one of the earliest to be formally established after the Philippine revolution and schism with the Vatican. 
Novicias. Young girls confine themselves for a number of days in the kumbento to engage in prayers, studies and meditation on the Passion of Christ. They join all Lenten religous mass and procession.
In Gasan, devotion to the Santo Sepulchro image, which is one of many icons lined up in the Good Friday procession, is reminiscent of the adulation given by followers to the Nazareno sa Quiapo. The rope used to pull the caro is a sought after item, later divided among believers and installed in a special place in pangulongs, fishing boats - anting-anting, charm for bountiful harvests.
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