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In Greek mythology, Moros /ˈmɔːrɒs/ or Morus /ˈmɔːrəs/ (Ancient Greek: Μόρος means 'doom, fate' [1]) is the personified spirit of impending doom, [2] who drives mortals to their deadly fate. It was also said that Moros gave people the ability to foresee their death.
Moro women cover themselves using a veil just as in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore and southern Thailand. Moro men, especially the elderly, can always be seen wearing a black skull cap called the songkok or the white one called the taqiyah. Differentiating from their Malay relatives in neighboring countries, the only main problems ...
Moros y Cristianos are different from simple arroz con frijoles in that the beans and rice are cooked in the same pot instead of separately. [1] Congrí is another term for the dish, but is used more commonly to refer to the similar dish with red beans that is traditionally eaten on the eastern part of the island. [citation needed]
Among Spanish speakers, moro came to have a broader meaning, applied to both Filipino Moros from Mindanao, and the moriscos of Granada. Moro refers to all things dark, as in "Moor", moreno, etc. It was also used as a nickname; for instance, the Milanese Duke Ludovico Sforza was called Il Moro because of his dark complexion. [26]
Moros y Cristianos (Spanish: [ˈmoɾos i kɾisˈtjanos]) or Moros i Cristians (Valencian: [ˈmɔɾoz i kɾistiˈans]), literally in English Moors and Christians, is a set of festival activities which are celebrated in many towns and cities of Spain, mainly in the southern Valencian Community.
Moros is the personification of impending doom and destruction in Greek mythology. Moros may also refer to: Moros (Stargate), a character in the TV series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis; Moors in Spanish, applied by the Spanish to the Muslims they found in the Philippines Moros (Philippines) Moro National Liberation Front
Ded Moroz, [a] or Morozko (Russian: Морозко, romanized: Morozko), is a legendary figure similar to Father Christmas, and Santa Claus who has his roots in Slavic mythology.
Matamoros, Coahuila, city in Mexico; Matamoros, Tamaulipas, also known as Heroica Matamoros, a city in Mexico, municipal seat of Matamoros Municipality, Tamaulipas ...