The Batibat or Bangungot is a vengeful spirit found in Ilocano folklore. These spirits are blamed as the cause of the fatal nocturnal disease called
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Category: Ilokano Mythology & Beliefs
The Ilocanos, Ilokanos, or Iloko people are the third largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines and mostly reside within the Ilocos Region in the northwestern seaboard of Luzon, Philippines, speaking Ilocano.
PRECOLONIAL SOCIETY
What Did Precolonial Ilokanos Wear?
CULTURE & RELIGION
ILOKO Beliefs & Practices Regarding Death
DEITIES
Ilocano Deities of Stars and Planets?
Ilokano Deities: Philippine Mythology
MYTHS
CYCLOPEAN GIANTS: Ang-ngalo and Aran, the Creators | Ilocos, Philippines
LEGENDS & FOLKTALES
BATIBAT | BANGUNGOT – Frightened To Death By Nightmares
LAMPONG, the Guardian Anito of Wild Animals | Philippine Folklore
Litao, The Husband of the Sirena | Philippine Myth & Folklore
The Mangmangkik: Tree Spirits in Ilocos Norte
The Monkey and the Turtle | Ilokano Folk Tale
Sirena Stories, the Mythical Mermaid of the Philippines
The sirena or mermaid and the facts surrounding this mythical creature are of Spanish origin. Using the 160 volumes of the Beyer Ethnographic Series, I was amazed
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