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Enchanted Wisdom
Enchanted Wisdom
If there’s anything our native childhood tales tell us of what our country and people were before the WhiteMan came, the most telling would be its setting in Nature, with invisible creatures like the diwata, duende, kapre, tikbalang and aswang sharing our world.
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Published at 2018-11-01 by Puerto Parrot
Tags: Masbate, tales
Soup Tales and Big Breakfasts
Soup Tales and Big Breakfasts
Juliet Lazo Rivera of Vigan made miki for me, the quintessential noodle soup of the Ilocos. There was boiling broth in a caldero (pot) that contained a rich mixture of chopped shrimps, beef and chicken flavored with juice from crushed chicken bones and bagoong isda (fish paste), then colored by achuete (annatto).
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Published at 2018-03-15 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Food and Dining
Tags: Breakfast, soup, tales
Philippine Mythology
Philippine Mythology
Philippine mythology is the body of myths, tales, and superstitions held by Filipinos, mostly originating from beliefs held during the pre-Hispanic era. Some of these beliefs stem from pre-Christian religion that was specially influenced by the Hinduism and were regarded by the Spanish as "myth" and "superstition" in an effort to de-legitimize precolonial faith by replacing those native beliefs with colonial Catholic Christian myths and superstitions.
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Published at 2018-02-18 by Puerto Parrot
Philippines: the Monster Islands
Philippines: the Monster Islands
The golden era of the 80’s was always remembered with the coming of the age of monsters. Thanks to the keen and creative thinkers from Japan,out of this world colossal creatures known as Kaiju that spread awe and terror in TV screen gain a huge following ( nearly a cult like following) and become a growing part of pop culture. Notable of this are all seen in Sentai series like Ultraman, Kamen Rider and Chodenshi Bioman while others like the notoriously famous Godzilla made it’s way into...
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Published at 2018-01-26 by Puerto Parrot
Tags: creatures, tales
Giant Lore in the Philippines: the Good, the Bad and the Gods
Giant Lore in the Philippines: the Good, the Bad and the Gods
They are among the characters you stumble upon in legends and fairy tales. They come in all forms such as the villain or the comedic relief. In some cases, they are even the source of catastrophic earthquakes and other calamities. Notable for their humongous size and monstrous strength (despite their anthropomorphic shape) some consider them to be the “super human” of the ancient past.
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Published at 2018-01-25 by Puerto Parrot
Tags: Gods, giants, tales