Noche, D. (2019). Relation of the Filipinas Islands. A Study of Bagobo Ceremonial Magic and Myth . Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society Vol. Cawed, C. (1972). Cultural Center of the Philippines. Things I have been extrapolating, inferring, and/or contemplating, which I have not verified in any historical source: So, tonight, I did a light purification and laid a modest offering spread for the Feast of Sepa: sausage slices and sharp cheddar, cool water, incense, and a candle. Most centipedes are primarily carnivorous and only eat vegetable matter when starving, but are otherwise opportunistic feeders. "The Greater Central Philippines hypothesis". III, No. Aguilar, M. D. (2001). Your choices will not impact your visit. (1994). Zorc, David. A. Page 201. Tell me its the Day of Sepa or the Feast of Menhuy, which was yesterday, and I will go pawing through all my books to learn []. Horses: A piebald is a good omen. The Remarkable Maranaws. Ethnography of The Bikol People, ii. [4] The term itself can be further divided into ninuno (ancestral spirits) and diwata (gods, goddesses, and deities), although in many cases, the meaning of the terms differ depending on their ethnic association. 31, No. On January 14th we honor Sepa, the Centipede God. Quezon City: Capitol Publishing House Inc. Barton, R. F. (1946). Mojares, R. B. 17: The Adam and Eve of the Ilocanos. China: Tuttle Publishing, Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. Eugenio, D. L. (2013). Lifestyle Inquirer. Madale, A. Diccionario mitologico de Filipinas. Fox, R. B. Pamulak Manobo: supreme deity and creator of the world, including the land, sea, and the first humans; throws water from the sky, causing rain, while his spit are the showers; Melu: another name of the supreme deity, who created humans, aided by his brother Fun Tao Tana, Manama: another name of the supreme deity who created the world and human beings, Fun Tao Tana: aided Melu in the creation of humans; put on the noses of humans upside down, which Melu corrected, Malaki tohu Awig: the hero who destroyed sickness, Tarabumo: deity for whom the rice ceremony is held, Tonamaling: a deity who may be benevolent or malevolent, Lumbat: a divinity of the skyworld who became a diwata when the chief deity cut out his intestines; eventually became the greatest of all Diwata, Diwata (general): a class of deities; also a name associated with the chief deity, Tolus ka balakat: the dweller of the ritual hanger, Unnamed Gods: gods whose fire create smoke that becomes the white clouds, while the sun creates yellow clouds that make the colors of the rainbow, Unnamed Divinities: each realm in the skyrealms are ruled by a lesser divinity, Darago: god of warriors married to Mandarangan, Mandarangan: god of warriors married to Darago; resides at Mount Apo's summit; human sacrifices to him are rewarded with health, valor in war, and success in the pursuit of wealth, Mebuyan: the underworld goddess who governs Banua Mebuyan, a special place reserved for children who died at their mother's breast; she nourishes the souls of dead infants, until they no longer need nursing, Bait Pandi: the goddess of weavers who taught women weaving, Sky Goddess: the sky herself; debated with Lumabet, until an agreement was reached, so that Lumabet and his people may enter the sky, except for the last man, Lumabet: a hero who guided his people into the sky, where they became immortals, Father of Lumabet: was cut into many pieces many times under Lumabet's order, until he became a small child, Tagalion: son of Lumabet and searched for his father in Lumabet's abode underground; aided by white bees in finding his father in the sky, Eels of Mount Apo: two giant eels, where one went east and arrived at sea, begetting all the eels of the world; the other went west, and remained on land until it died and became the western foothills of Mount Apo, Toglai: one of the two ancestors of mankind; became a spirit after death, Toglibon: one of the two ancestors of mankind; became a spirit after death, Limocan: a venerated omen bird, who warned a chief about the dangers during the rescue of the chief's kidnapped daughter, Lakivot: a giant civet who pursued the flowers of gold guarded by the one-eyed ogassi and witches called busaw; turned into a young man after his eyebrows were shaved, Girl Companion of Lakivot: requested Lakivot to bring the flowers of gold, which later resulted into their marriage, Melu: the creator deity whose teeth are pure gold and whose skin is pure white; created humans with the god Tau Tana. University of the Philippines Press, 2000. National Library of the Philippines. London: Berghahn. Blaan Folk Literature. Rajah Indarapatra: ancestor of both tonong and the Maranao; a child of heaven who chose to be reincarnated as a mortal son of the ruler Nabi Bakaramat; Rajah Solaiman: went into a journey to slay Omakaan, but was killed by Omakaan, Laughing Woman: a woman who told Rajah Indarapatra what not to do to kill Omakaan, Omakaan: a man-eating monster who multiplies when cut into pieces, Kalalanagan: also called Princess Condor; all her previous husbands except Inodang died because she is the source of mosquitoes, which come from her nose, Inodang: the last husband of Kalalanagan; burned Kalalanagan to prevent more deaths, but some of Kalalanagan's mosquitoes escaped, which means Kalalanagan still lives, Turtle and Snake: friends who went into a race, where the patient turtle won, Lapindig: husband of Orak and Odang; upon finding his wives' death, he tightened his waist to stave off hunger and became the wasp, Orak: wife of Lapindig, killed herself after Odang's death, Odang: wife of Lapindig, accidentally died due to a quarrel with Orak about cooking and transporting food for Lapindig, Semsem sa Alongan: a magician; husband of Anak, Anak: wife of Semsem sa Alongan and youngest daughter of Sultan sa Agamaniyog; died due to a plan of Potre Bunso, where Anak was grounded by stone doors due to her failure to ask permission from Ring of Fire, Sharp and Pointed Metals, and Flowing River; her long hair became the leaves of the sapinit, Potre Bunso: jealous sister of Anak's good fortune, Dayang Dayang Mangilai: the goddess of the forest and one of the two supreme deities; married to Umboh Tuhan. Arbues, L. R. (1960). Springer International Publishing. Noval-Morales, D. Y. Rethinking Maria Cacao: Legend-making in the Visayan Context. (1994). In fact, the scarab beetle also known as the dung beetle, because it rolls animal droppings into balls factors predominantly into legends detailing the creation of the earth and the universe itself. University of Santo Toms (2002). Aring Sinukan: sun god of war and death, taught the early inhabitants the industry of metallurgy, wood cutting, rice culture and even waging war; Mingan: a deity who rules with Sinukuan over Arayat, also called Kalaya and Alaya, Apolaqui: sun god who battled his sister, Mayari, Mayari: the moon goddess who battled her brother, Apolaqui, Apng Malyari: moon god who lives in Mt. Ortiz, Tomas (1731). And since centipedes are so water-dependent, perhaps that partially explains Sepas link to the inundation: centipedes flourish as the flood courses through the land, providing them the essential moisture to thrive. 28, No. Dancing with the ghosts of the sea: Experiencing the Pagkanduli ritual of the Sama Dilaut (Bajau Laut) in Sikulan, Tawi-Tawi, Southern Philippines. When spring rolls around, you'll see bees buzzing around your garden, partaking of the rich pollen in your flowers and herbs. Schlegel, S. A. National Commission on Culture and the Arts. Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society Vol. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press. The Isneg Farmer. Mckenzie, D. A. Dr. Curran analyzed a group of woolly bears and examined the colors in their segments. Alvina, Corazon S. (1989). CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art: Peoples of the Philippines (1994). Quezon City: GCF Books. Felipe Pardo, archbishop of Manila (1686-1688)Carta sobre la idolatria de los naturales de la provincia de Zambales, y de los del pueblo de Santo Tomas y otros circunvecinos. Edited by Alejandro, R. G., Yuson, A. Philippine Mythology. Philippine Gay Culture: Binabae to Bakla, Silahis to MSM. Aradia (Italian) Isabelo de los Reyes y Florentino. Realubit, M. L. F. (1983). Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. University of Manila., 1958. Centipedes freak me right the hell out, so why not start with their god? Banig: spirits of the hillsides and caves; Mun-apoh: deified ancestral spirits who are guardians and sources of blessings provided by the living; they are respected, however, their blessings could also be turned into a curse, Dadungut: divinities who dwell in graveyards and tombs, Makiubaya: divinities who watch over the gates of the village, Binudbud: spirits that are invoked during feasts to quell the passions of men, Kolkolibag: spirits who cause difficult labor, Hidit: divinities who give punishments to those that break taboos, Puok: a kind of Hidit who use winds to destroy the dwellings of miners that break taboos, Hipag: spirits of war that give soldiers courage on the field of war but are ferocious and cannibalistic, Llokesin: the god of rats who figures in the myth of the first orange tree, Bumabakal: the rejected corpse divinity of the skyworld; his dead body resides on top of Mount Dukutan, where his bodily fluids cause boils, Kabigat: the god who sent a deluge which flooded the earth; married to the goddess Bugan, Bugan: a goddess married to Kabigat; her children are a son named Wigan and a daughter also named Bugan, Bugan: daughter of Bugan and Kabigat; stranded on earth after the great deluge, and became one of the two ancestors of mankind, Wigan: son of Bugan and Kabigat; stranded on earth after the great deluge, and became one of the two ancestors of mankind, Dumagid: a god who lived among the people of Benguet; married a mortal woman named Dugai and had a son named Ovug, Ovug: son of Dumagid and Dugai; was cut in half by his father, where one of his halves was reanimated in the skyworld, and the other on earth; the voice of the skyworld's Ovug is the source of lightning and sharp thunder, while the voice of the earth's Ovug is the source of low thunder, Bangan: the god who accompanied Dumagid in claiming Ovug from the earth, Aninitud chalom: deity of the underworld, whose anger is manifested in a sudden shaking of the earth, Aninitud angachar: deity of the sky world; causes lightning and thunder when unsatisfied with offerings, Mapatar: the sun deity of the sky in charge of daylight, Bulan: the moon deity of the night in charge of nighttime, Milalabi: the star and constellation deities, Pinacheng: a group or class of deities usually living in caves, stones, creeks, rocks, and in every place; mislead and hide people, Fulor: a wood carved into an image of a dead person seated on a death chair; an antique which a spirit in it, who bring sickness, death, and unsuccessful crops when sacrifices are not offered, Inamah: a wooden plate and a home of spirits; destroying or selling it will put the family in danger, Dugai: the mortal mother of the split god Ovug; wife of the god Dumagid, Humidhid: the headman of a village in the upstream region of Daya who carved the first bulul statues from the haunted or supernatural tree named Bongbong, Unnamed Shaman: prayed to the deities, Nabulul and Bugan, to possess or live in the bulul statues carved by Humidhid, Wife of Namtogan: a mortal woman who the god Namtogan married when he stayed at the village of Ahin, Kabunyan: the almighty creator; also referred to as Agmattebew, the spirit who could not be seen; the mabaki ritual is held in the deity's honor during planting, harvesting, birth and death of the people, and other activities for livelihood, Lumawig: the supreme deity; creator of the universe and preserver of life, Bangan: the goddess of romance; a daughter of Bugan and Lumawig, Obban: the goddess of reproduction; a daughter of Bugan and Lumawig, Kabigat: one of the deities who contact mankind through spirits called anito and their ancestral spirits, Balitok: one of the deities who contact mankind through spirits called anito and their ancestral spirits, Wigan: one of the deities who contact mankind through spirits called anito and their ancestral spirits, Timugan: two brothers who took their sankah (handspades) and kayabang (baskets) and dug a hole into the lower world, Aduongan; interrupted by the deity Masaken; one of the two agreed to marry one of Masaken's daughters, but they both went back to earth when the found that the people of Aduongan were cannibals, Masaken: ruler of the underworld who interrupted the Timugan brothers. Page 6. Ramos, Maximo D. (1990). Manila: Summer Institute of Linguistics. Buyser, F. (1913). (2016). Ultimate Reality and Meaning: The Kalinga and Ifugaw Universe. Garvan, J. M. (1931). Page 192. Plasencia, Juan de (1589). University of the Philippines. WebThe mayura named Citramekhala is associated with Saraswati, a deity representing benevolence, patience, kindness, compassion and knowledge. Yasuda, S., Razaq Raj, R., Griffin, K. A. The scarab, in some tales, represents Ra, the sun god, rolling the sun across the sky. Philippine Folk Literature: The Legends. Hes also invoked against the Uncreated One Pinatubo and ruler of the eight rivers, Tl: the bright star, the one who introduced wet-rice culture, Munag Sumal: the golden serpent child of Aring Sinukuan; represents dawn, Lakandanup: son of Aring Sinukuan; the god of gluttony and represents the sun at noon time, Gatpanapun: son of Aring Sinukuan; the noble who only knew pleasure and represents the afternoon, Sisilim: child of Apng Malyari; she represents the dusk and is greeted by the songs of the cicada upon her arrival, Galur: winged assistant of Aring Sinukuan; a giant eagle and the bringer of storms, Nga: serpent deities known for their protective nature; their presence in structures are talismans against fire, Lakandanum: variant of the Naga, known to rule the waters, Lakandnup: serpent goddess who comes during total eclipses; followed by famine; eats a person's shadow, which will result in withering and death; daughter of ring Snukuan and Dpu, Dpu: crocodile deity who holds the earth on her back; a nunu or earth goddess, and known as the mother ocean, Lw: a giant creature similar to a mixture of a bird, a serpent, and a crocodile who seeks to swallow Ald and Blan; the soul of Dpu who does her bidding as Dpu has been weakened when her belly burst; in another, less common, version, Lw is the ghost of Dpu; while in another, Lw is the descendant of Dpu, seeking revenge for the deity's mother, Batl: kingfisher deity, known as the father sky; known as Salaksak, he was swallowed by Dpu, where he dissolved and his two souls came out, bursting out of Dpu's belly, Rizal: a culture-hero who will return through resurrection to aid his people in their struggle, Felipe Salvador: a hero who will someday return to the people to help them in their struggle; based on a historical person, Piriang: a prideful maiden who would rather marry a demon than a poor man, Guanchiango: a man who was deceived by a demon, who he released from a jar. Philippine Short Stories. In addition to providing us with honey and wax, bees are known to have magical properties, and they feature extensively in folklore from many different cultures. Peraren, A. However, if you see its tail first, then bad luck will befall a friend. 2, No. Hinilawod: Adventures of Humadapnon, chanted by Hugan-an and recorded by Dr. F. Landa Jocano, Metro Manila: 2000, Punlad Research House. Siguinarugan: one of the two giant guards of the gates of Kanitu-nituhan; Saragnayan: the god of darkness who protected his wife, Nagmalitong Yawa Sinagmaling, from all adversaries in Panay mythologies; his source of immortality was inputted on a wild boar, and upon the killing of the boar, he became mortal and was killed by Buyung Baranugon, Pinganun-pinganun: the god of enchanted places. The Philippine Islands, 14931898: Volume XXXII, 1640. Madrid, 1895.