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Philippine Folklore: Meet the Vampiric, Cannibalistic, Manananggal
Philippine Folklore: Meet the Vampiric, Cannibalistic, Manananggal
In Philippine folklore, the Manananggal is a mythical, evil, cannibalistic, vampiric , witch that as well as sucking the blood from victims also eats them. Sometimes it is confused with the Wakwak which is a strange bird-like, vampiric creature. However, although they are both vampires unlike the Manananggal, the Wakwak cannot separate its upper body from its lower body. It is from this bizarre ability that the Manananggal gets its name.
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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Mythology & folklore
Tags: Manananggal, Vampirism
Danag: the Birth of Vampirism in the Philippines
Danag: the Birth of Vampirism in the Philippines
You may have heard the tales of Lilith, known in vampire lore as the first vampire, the first succubus, the first temptress – the birth of vampirism. “In the Book of Lillith (one of the apocryphal books of the Bible) she was Adam’s first wife but refused God’s word of male dominance and proved it by being on “top” during intercourse. She was banished from the Garden of Eden and was taken in by Satan-el to be one of his many wives.”
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Published at 2018-01-27 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Mythology & folklore
Tags: Isneg, Vampirism