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Ancient Tagalog Deities in Philippine Mythology
Ancient Tagalog Deities in Philippine Mythology
The stories of ancient Philippine mythology include deities, creation stories, mythical creatures, and beliefs. Ancient Philippine mythology varies among the many indigenous tribes of the Philippines. Some groups during the pre-Spanish conquest era believed in a single Supreme Being who created the world and everything in it, while others chose to worship a multitude of tree and forest deities (diwatas).
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Published at 2019-01-09 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Mythology & folklore
Tags: Deity, Mythology, beliefs, creatures
Beyond Belief
Beyond Belief
I recently found myself preparing for a ceremony that’s mandatory prior to building a house in the Philippines. Our contractor and architect gave me a list of prerequisites—the most propitious day and hour to break ground, a white-feathered native chicken to be slaughtered as a peace-offering, and a shovel for the first ceremonial dig.
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Published at 2018-03-17 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Stories
Tags: beliefs
Ancient Bicolano Pantheon of Deities and Creatures | Philippine Mythology
Ancient Bicolano Pantheon of Deities and Creatures | Philippine Mythology
The stories of ancient Philippine mythology include deities, creation stories, mythical creatures, and folk beliefs. These vary among the many indigenous tribes of the Philippines. Some groups during the pre-Spanish conquest era believed in a single Supreme Being who created the world and everything in it, while others chose to worship a multitude of Diwatas and/or Anitos. In ancient Bicol, belief in mythical spirits , creatures, and deities were intricately combined into creation myths...
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Published at 2018-01-25 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Mythology & folklore
Tags: Deity, beliefs, creatures
Tabi, Tabi Po: Superstitions and Beliefs
Tabi, Tabi Po: Superstitions and Beliefs
Like in any other country, Filipinos subscribe to their own set of superstitions or pamahiin inherited from ancestors. Sure, some of these may have been influenced by other countries and cultures, but Pinoys also bring in their own flavour to the belief, making them more interesting or ridiculous-sounding, depending on how you look at it.
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Published at 2018-01-04 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Humor, Society
Tags: Superstitions, beliefs
Filipino Building Beliefs
Filipino Building Beliefs
The experienced Filipino architect is familiar with the common folk beliefs and usually follows them or applies these age-old guidelines in the planning of one’s dream house. Many of these beliefs are based on sound planning practices that do not have to be overly emphasized. Like, for example, orienting the building to take in the healthful effects of the rays of the morning sun by having wide windows facing the rising sun to take in the cleansing rays of sunlight during daybreak.
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Published at 2017-12-26 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Documentary, Society
Tags: Folklore, beliefs