According to the Tagalogs of Oriental Mindoro, the Santilmo is a ball of fire, believed to be the souls of people who perished in the
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Category: Tagalog Mythology & Folk Beliefs
Articles about the mythology and folklore from the Tagalog ethnic group of the Philippines – including Manila, Marinduque and southern Luzon, and a plurality in Central Luzon and the islands of Mindoro, and Romblon.
CULTURE & RELIGION:
Pre-Colonial RELIGION, CULTURE & SOCIETY of the TAGALOGS
LIKHA: ‘Created Image’ or ‘Celestial Deity’ among the early Tagalogs?
MANGGAGAWAY: Malign Magic in a Philippine Municipality
Witches in the Philippines, or Spanish propaganda?
DEITIES:
AMANIKABLE, Idol of Hunters or Deity of the Sea?
AMAN SINAYA, the Fisherman’s Deity
Origin Myths of the Tagalogs | BATHALA the Creator
Bathala’s Daughters: The Demigods Mayari, Hanan & Tala
BATHALA: Examining the Name & Gender of the Creator Deity
Bathala’s Seven Children, Tagalog Deities of Oriental Mindoro
LAKAPATI / Lakan Pati : The Transgender Tagalog Deity
Origins of SITAN: Deity of Kasanaan (the lower world) in Tagalog Mythology
Tagalog Deities in Philippine Mythology
The Tagalog Deities You Haven’t Heard Of
MYTHS:
Tagalog Myths of the Sun (Araw) and Moon (Buwan)
LUZON BEGINNINGS: The Story of Maykapal
Examining the ‘First Man & Woman From Bamboo’ Philippine Myths
The One Who Defied the Gods: The Story of Raho
The Origin of Taal Volcano: Tagalog Myth
LEGENDS:
BUNGISNGIS: Origin of the Philippine Cyclops
The DIWATA of Philippine Mythology | Ancestors, Spirits, & Deities
The Heartbreaking Story of ALITAPTAP: A Bataan Legend
HBO to feature the Mangkukulam (Filipino ‘Witch’)
LAHO, the other moon-eating serpent of Tagalog Mythology
Nuno sa Punso: The Mound Dweller
The Legend of Pablo Maralit, Hero of Batangas: Part 1
Bathala’s Seven Children, Tagalog Deities of Oriental Mindoro
The Tagalog people are one of the largest ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines, numbering around 30 million. They are native to the Metro Manila and
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The Tagalog Deities You Haven’t Heard Of
The Tagalog people are one of the largest ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines, numbering around 30 million. They are native to the Metro Manila and
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HBO to feature the Mangkukulam (Filipino ‘Witch’)
It’s been a long time since I wrote about upcoming entertainment, but I couldn’t resist when I saw the schedule for the second season of
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BATHALA: Examining the Name & Gender of the Creator Deity | TAGALOG MYTHOLOGY
The Tagalogs believed in a single, all-powerful God. “Like all primitive religions, that of the Tagalog was,” says Father Horacio De La Costa, “closely interwoven
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AMANIKABLE, Idol of Hunters or Deity of the Sea? | TAGALOG MYTHOLOGY
Amanikable or Amanikoable. Refers to an idol of the hunters (belief of the early Tagalogs).[1] This excerpt is the extent of our knowledge regarding this
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AMAN SINAYA, the Fisherman’s Deity | TAGALOG MYTHOLOGY
Aman Sinaya was the fisherman’s deity of the early Tagalogs. When first wetting a net or fishhook, Aman Sinaya (the father of Sinaya) was named.[1]
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Tagalog Myths of the Sun (Araw) and Moon (Buwan)
Tagalogs are believed to be the first settlers of Manila when the Spaniards declared Manila as the colony capital in the 16th century. Tagalog came
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Pre-Colonial RELIGION, CULTURE & SOCIETY of the TAGALOGS | Philippines
Perhaps more than any other ethnolinguistic group throughout the Philippine archipelago, the Tagalogs elicit the most confusion when the casual researcher begins to delve into
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LIKHA: ‘Created Image’ or ‘Celestial Deity’ among the early Tagalogs?
In this article, I explore the documentation regarding likha. There seems to be some differing opinions on whether the term was given to ancestor and
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