When I create an article for The Aswang Project website, I consider many things. First, I like to have a personal interest in the topic
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Category: Western Visayas Mythologies & Beliefs
The Western Visayas consists of six provinces (Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Negros Occidental) and two highly urbanized cities (Bacolod and Iloilo City). The region is dominated by the native speakers of four Visayan languages: Kinaray-a, Hiligaynon, Aklanon and Capiznon.
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Kamæn (introducing a baby to the ancestral spirits) | Panay Bukidnon Tradition
The Panay Bukidnon, or Pan-ayanon, are a culturally indigenous Visayan group of people who reside in the Capiz-Lambunao mountainous area and the Antique-Iloilo mountain area
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The Sulod (Panay Bukidnon) Myth of Creation
The Panay Bukidnon, or Pan-ayanon, are a culturally indigenous Visayan group of people who reside in the Capiz-Lambunao mountainous area and the Antique-Iloilo mountain area
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Cosmogony, Engkantu Beliefs, and the Ma-aram (Baylan) of a Kinaray-a Village
The Karay-a language, or Kinaray-a, is an Austronesian regional language spoken by the Karay-a people, mainly in Antique, Iloilo and other provinces on the island
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ADVENTURES OF HUMADAPNON Synopsis of Hinilawod II
The Suludnon, also known as the Panay Bukidnon or Pan-ayanon, are a culturally indigenous Visayan group of people who reside in the Capiz-Lambunao mountainous area
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THREE BROTHERS OF PANAY, Excerpt from the Suludnon Epic “Hinilawod”
The Suludnon, also known as the Panay Bukidnon or Pan-ayanon, are a culturally indigenous Visayan group of people who reside in the Capiz-Lambunao mountainous area
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LUBLUBAN: The First Visayan Lawgiver Was A Woman
On the island of Panay in the Visayas, women in pre-colonial times were held in high regard for their wisdom and judgment. Their status can
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PANAY ISLAND — “Sacred Center” and the “Four Pillars” | Kinaray-a, Mariitnon Beliefs
Kinaray-a is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Antique Province in the Philippines. It is also spoken in Iloilo province, the south of Capiz Province,
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AMOMONGO: Visayan Folkloric Being or Cryptid?
AMOMONGO – (Western Visayas) The term amomongo has not only been used to describe a gorilla in traditional Visayan folktales, such as “Amomongo and Iput-Iput
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Death Beliefs and Practices Among the Sulod of Central Panay
The Suludnon, also known as the Tumandok, Panay-Bukidnon, or Panayanon Sulud, are an indigenous Visayan group of people who reside in the Capiz-Lambunao mountainous area of Panay in the Visayan islands of the Philippines. They are the only culturally indigenous
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