The present lloko population is basically Christian. The majority belongs to the Roman Catholic Church. The rest are affiliated with other Christian denominations such as
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Category: Ilokano Mythology & Beliefs
The Ilocanos, Ilokanos, or Iloko people are the third largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines and mostly reside within the Ilocos Region in the northwestern seaboard of Luzon, Philippines, speaking Ilocano.
PRECOLONIAL SOCIETY
What Did Precolonial Ilokanos Wear?
CULTURE & RELIGION
ILOKO Beliefs & Practices Regarding Death
DEITIES
Ilocano Deities of Stars and Planets?
Ilokano Deities: Philippine Mythology
MYTHS
CYCLOPEAN GIANTS: Ang-ngalo and Aran, the Creators | Ilocos, Philippines
LEGENDS & FOLKTALES
BATIBAT | BANGUNGOT – Frightened To Death By Nightmares
LAMPONG, the Guardian Anito of Wild Animals | Philippine Folklore
Litao, The Husband of the Sirena | Philippine Myth & Folklore
The Mangmangkik: Tree Spirits in Ilocos Norte
The Monkey and the Turtle | Ilokano Folk Tale
Ilocano Deities of Stars and Planets?
The present lloko population is basically Christian. The majority belongs to the Roman Catholic Church. The rest are affiliated with other Christian denominations such as
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ILOKO Beliefs & Practices Regarding Death
The present lloko population is basically Christian. Majority belongs to the Roman Catholic Church. The rest are affiliated with other Christian denominations such as the
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Ilokano Deities: Philippine Mythology
When we think of Ilokano Mythology, we are often referred to Biag ni Lam-ang ( “The Life of Lam-ang”), the epic poem of the Ilocano
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LAMPONG, the Guardian Anito of Wild Animals | Philippine Folklore
In the book Philippine Demonological Beings and their Cultural Bearings, Maximo Ramos describes the LAMPONG as follows: “Among the head-taking Ilongot of Northeastern Luzon, the
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Litao, The Husband of the Sirena | Philippine Myth & Folklore
Described in Isabelo delos Reyes’ book, El Folk-lore Filipino, the litao is a male anito of the waters. In Vigan, it is a small man that lives in the
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The Mangmangkik: Tree Spirits in Ilocos Norte
“Bari Bari Dika agunget pari Ta pumukan kami Iti pabakirda kami” In older times, Ilocanos, especially those from Ilocos Norte would sing these verses before
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The Monkey and the Turtle | Ilokano Folk Tale
“This tale told by the Ilocano is well known among both the Christianized and the wild tribes, of the Philippines, and also in Borneo and
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PUGOT: Evolution of the Headless Filipino Ghoul
Among the Ilocanos and Pampangos, the Pugot was a nocturnal spirit, usually in the form of a gigantic negro figure, terrifying, but not particularly harmful.
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CYCLOPEAN GIANTS: Ang-ngalo and Aran, the Creators | Ilocos, Philippines
With the possible exception of Lam-ang and Kannoyan, hero and heroine or the Ilocano epic, perhaps there are no more famous characters in Ilocano saga
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