According to the writings of John Garvan in his early 1900’s memoir in the New York Academy of Sciences, the Mandaya is “probably the greatest
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Category: Mandaya Beliefs
Both non-Christian and non-Islamic, the Mandaya are found in Davao Oriental and Davao del Norte, Mindanao. Their name means “the first people upstream,” derived from man (“first”) and daya (“upstream or upper portion of a river”). Mandayas are said to be polygynous; divorce is also socially acceptable.
TAMBANOKANO: The Giant Crab, Mandaya Folklore
You’ve heard the tales of Bakunawa, the giant serpent who attempts to swallow the moon. But have you heard of the gargantuan crab named Tambanokano (also
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