Question:
examples of Filipino Myths and Superstitions.?
nokia3230
2006-02-24 23:59:58 UTC
examples of Filipino Myths and Superstitions.?
Eight answers:
leasanders
2006-02-25 02:04:45 UTC
Superstitions -- oh, where do I begin? Most of these deal with luck.



- Children wear red to funerals so that the spirits of the dead do not haunt them.

- If you drop a fork a man is coming to visit. If you drop a spoon a lady is coming to visit.

- Place coins on the ground foundation of a new home while it is still being built so that your home will always have good fortune.

- When you move into a new office space, place coins in the drawers of your desk to bring good fortune.

- When moving into a new house for the first time bring water, rice and sugar so that your home will have good luck.

- If you bite your tongue or cheek when you speak someone is either thinking or talking about you.

- If you accidentally grab two paper plates stuck together (like at a picnic or gathering) you'll marry more than once.

- A swirly cowlick on the front of the head represents smarts or luck, two in the back of the head represent "devil's horns" or naughtiness.

- Turn on all of the lights in the house on New Year's Eve to bring good luck.



There are so many but these are the ones that come to mind.
karls
2016-11-16 13:47:19 UTC
Filipino Myths
anonymous
2016-03-16 05:19:36 UTC
Kapre - (Cap're) A tall dark hairy human. Who stay in a tall old tree, with a tobacco. Tikbalang ( Tik-ba-lang) A tall dark hairy human with a head of a horse. According to folklore, it steal virgin woman as a bride. San Elmo - a fiery ball of fire which can steal your soul. Majority of young Filipino today do not believe anymore with such superstitions and folklore. It just part of storytelling and jokes
Ari
2006-02-25 00:03:08 UTC
Kamustaqa, Mabuti
♥ Mz Diettequila ♥
2006-02-28 12:25:12 UTC
Don't sweep the floor at night, for the luck will go away.
anonymous
2006-02-25 00:09:15 UTC
there's nosuch a thing if you believe in God you can't serve two masters for you will love one and hate the next
Faustus
2006-02-28 15:53:24 UTC
Here are some I found:



ASWANG

Generally, the "aswang" is said to be the most dreaded supernatural creature, being able to change into different forms while hunting, eats corpses, makes people ill, sucks blood and even cuts themselves in halves at night. This description fits the five types of "aswang" - the false beast, the corpse-eaters, hexers, bloodsuckers and the self-segmenters. False beasts transform themselves to other beings such as humans, dogs, cats, or any living thing they first meet upon beginning their nightly prowl for prey. It tears its victims into pieces with its fangs, tucks or horns. Corpse-eaters, as its name suggests, devours human corpses, with special preference for freshly laid corpses. Legend says it can transform even corpses at a wake into pigs or banana trunks, substituting them to the corpses in the coffin, so similar to the original corpse, except that it has no fingerprint. Hexers, more popularly know as the "mangkukulam," are like witches who cast spells on people to make them ill. They are also known to magically place bugs, shells, fish bones, needles, bits of glass and other weird objects under their victim's skin, which causes the latter much discomfort and pain. Most of the time, they use a little black doll to represent their victim during rituals. Bloodsuckers, similar to the Western vampire, appear to be very attractive humans by day, who take their husbands as victims. Tales say a bloodsucker is usually a pretty lady who sucks her husband's blood every night until he dies. The "manananggal" or the self-segmenter is the most popular type of "aswang," being the subject of a lot of old Filipino movies. Human by day, half-monster by night - they are believed to cut themselves half by night, with their waist up flying out to catch prey, transforming into a monster with large, bat-like wings and sharp fangs. The lower half, waist down, is usually left in her house, her closet or even her bed. Old folks say the "aswang" comes as either of the five types, or a combination of them. One common "aswang" favorite - unborn babies in their mother's wombs. The manananggal, at her half-monster state, is even rumored to perch on the rooftop of a sleeping expectant mother and extend her thread-like tongue to the lady's belly, feeding on the baby's fresh blood and flesh.



KAPRE

Most describe him as a giant with glowing eyes and a cigar that never burns out, perched on top of a large tree. "Beware of trees that move without the wind blowing," says superstitious folk, although adding that most of the "kapre"s are harmless, even if they appear only at night



DUWENDE

A dwarf or a gnome - this is probably the closest description one can have of the Filipino mythological creature, "duwende." They are said to be tiny creatures dwelling under the earth, in what humans see as ant or termite hills. Like humans, they are thought to be either good or bad-natured, called "duwendeng puti" and "duwendeng itim" respectively. Old folks caution people to be careful around their dwellings, for being unseen, the "duwende" might get hurt, thus get mad. Punishment includes a swollen body part of the person, twisted mouth, and a long list of ailments they can magically inflict on the human being who ruined their habitat, or worse, killed a "duwende," whether intentionally or not. This is precisely why "tabi-tabi po" should be said aloud when passing through supposed "duwende" territories, according to oldies, in order to warn these supernatural creatures to give way to humans who do not see them.



TIYANAK

Simply a crying, adorable baby who turns monster. Popularized in generation X by an 80's movie, "Tiyanak" with the lead role played by Janice de Belen (it was even branded, "anak ni Janice"), this monster turns into baby to lure humans to them, thereafter eating the fooled person up.



Babies-When a baby has the hiccups, place a piece of wet thread, moistened by saliva, on their forehead and leave it there until hiccups disappear.



`-If you kiss a baby while he/she is asleep, you will curse the baby to be overly sensitive and will be easily hurt in their later years.



Taken from http://pinoycityusa.com/customs/superstitions/babytales.htm



Dating-While at dinner, you shouldn't switch chairs. If you do then you are cursing yourself to numerous unhappy relationships. And you will never find your soul mate.



-Do NOT eat the hard rice at the bottom of the rice cooker. If you do, then you will be the last in everything, and will never be at the top.



-Do NOT wear purple, if you do, then you are cursing yourself to be an old maid until you die.



Taken from http://pinoycityusa.com/customs/superstitions/datingtales.htm



Death-Families of the dead often make food for the wake, you shouldn't take any of that food home or else someone in your house will die.



-If there's a kid taken to the cemetery for the ceremony the child has to be carried to the burial site to ensure that the dead doesn't take the child also.



Taken from http://pinoycityusa.com/customs/superstitions/deathtales.htm



Food-If you drop a fork then an unexpected male visitor will arrive.



-If you drop a spoon then an unexpected female visitor will arrive.



-On New Years Eve, leave round food on the kitchen table to ensure your family doesn't go hungry for the upcoming year.



-Eat 13 grapes before midnight on New Years Eve to ensure 'great fortune and wealth'



Taken from-http://pinoycityusa.com/customs/superstitions/foodtales.h
thea
2006-02-25 06:20:34 UTC
the myth of aliguyon... did you know him?


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