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: Visayan Mythologies & Beliefs
Articles about the mythologies and beliefs from the Visayan region of the Philippines. You may visit a specific region by clicking the links below, or navigating the menu.
WESTERN VISAYAS – Panay, Negros
CENTRAL VISAYAS – Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor
EASTERN VISAYAS – Leyte, and Samar.
Kataw, Sirens of the Visayas
Kataw is the Visayan name for the “sirena.” As renowned folklorist Damiana Eugenio put it, “in a country where the belief in the sirena is
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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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SAPPIA, The Bohol Deity of Mercy | Philippine Mythology
There is something about Visayan Mythology that has always bothered me. When it comes to Cebu, Bohol, Leyte and Samar, there is almost no unique
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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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