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Filipino Horror Books Based on Folklore and Mythology (opens the original)
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It’s October! It’s my favourite month of the year, because I love telling and hearing ghost stories! Even if the Philippines is a very Catholic country, each family always has a ghost story to tell or has retained some Indigenous folk practice to explain the supernatural that occurs.A common belief is that our ancestors, loved ones and family is always with us, even if they cross into another realm. Whether they come to us as moths or other omens, they’re watching over us.<a class="image-link im
Filipino Mythology Books You Can Order Online Part 2 (opens the original)
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Wow! I’m glad my posts about these books are reaching people. Okay, after this post, I’m gonna feature books I already have on my shelf, buuut here are more books you can get online!And if you want to read more of my recs that I will be posting throughout fall and winter, please subscribe for more!Subscribe now<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PXR8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%
Filipino Mythology Books You Can Order Online (opens the original)
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It was amazing to see the response to my previous post, Filipino Folklore & Mythology Books. The curiosity and desire for more books is clear, and thank you to those commenting the books they have.I thought to do a multi-post series of books I’ve acquired locally, online and travelling throughout the winter. I do a lot of research on folklore, and thought it would be helpful to show you my struggles, challenges and also successes in finding these types of books.Without further ado, here’s my nex
Diyan Masalanta (opens the original)
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Diyan or Dian Masalanta is a goddess revered by the ancient Tagalogs as the embodiment of love, childbirth, peace, and the protector of lovers. According to Tagalog mythology, she is the daughter of Dumakulem, the guardian of mountains, and Anagolay, the goddess of lost things. She is also the younger sister of Apolaki, the god of war. Some believe that Diyan is an earlier incarnation of another Tagalog diwata, Maria Makiling, who is revered as a deity or goddess of Mount Makiling.Read more on g
Mangetchay/Mangatia, the supreme deity and netweaver (opens the original)
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Mangetchay/Mangatia is the netweaver, the Great Elder who created the sky as a great net with the stars as the holes or eyes of the net. Mangetchay’s female form is known as Mangatia. The Kapampangan supreme deity, Mangatia is known as a gifted weaver, who wove the heavens as the creator deity.After finishing their cosmic net, Mangatia dropped their sewing needle to the Earth and the former became either Mt. Arayat, or Batung Maputi. The latter is a massive white rock formation near the peak of
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