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Philippine Folktales: the Legend of Harisaboqued of Mount Kanlaon
Philippine Folktales: the Legend of Harisaboqued of Mount Kanlaon
On the island of Negros in the Philippines is a massive volcano called Kanlaon, or Canlaon. It is still active and steam and smoke can sometimes be seen rising from its crater. In fact it is the most active volcano in the Philippines and part of the Ring of Fire series of volcanoes around the rim of the Pacific Ocean. It is a dominant feature of the landscape and associated with several legends and myths that have evolved around it over the centuries.
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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Mythology & folklore
Tags: Kanlaon, legends
Legends of Mount Kanlaon / Negrense Mythology
Legends of Mount Kanlaon / Negrense Mythology
The terrible mad dragon of pagan days in the Philippines has returned to Great King mountain, where his tortures and moaning demand of the people once more the human sacrifice. He breathes sulphurous smoke by day, he belches gigantic flames by night, the fields are withering where clouds of voracious locusts swarm over them thick enough to obscure the sun. In short, Mount Kanlaon, giant cradle of the ancient tributes to legends, is in eruption, and the ancient tributes to Great King Laon are ...
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Published at 2018-01-25 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Mythology & folklore
Tags: Kanlaon, Mythology, Negros
Negros Occidental Part 1
Negros Occidental Part 1
Negros Occidental is a province in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. It occupies the north-western half of Negros Island. It is the fourth most populated province in the Philippines, known for its Chicken Inasal and its boosting sugar industry, nicknamed as the sugar bowl of the Philippines and home to one of the Philippines' active volcanoes; Mt. Kanlaon.
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Published at 2017-03-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Travel
Tags: Kanlaon, Negros, Occidental