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The Bakunawa, also called the Philippine moon-eating dragon, the Philippine moon dragon, moon dragon, or the moon-eating dragon, is a serpent, that looks like a Dragon in Philippine mythology. It is believed to be the cause of eclipses , earthquakes , rains, and wind. [ 1 ]
The partial calendar list contains several of the oldest and larger religious and/or cultural festivals in the country. Each town, city, and village has a dedicated fiesta, resulting in thousands held throughout the year; a few are national in character. Some fiestas may contain multiple/conflicting dates and/or place entries.
But when the Moon is in the belly of the big bird, and the sky is dark, then all the Bagobo people will scream and cry, and beat gongs, because they fear they will all be eaten. Soon this racket makes the Minokawa-bird look down and "open his mouth to hear the sound." Then the Moon jumps out of the bird's mouth and runs away. [4]
Why full moons in the night sky are worth viewing, how they got their names and other interesting lunar facts. Your guide to full moons for 2024: Supermoons, solstices, equinoxes and more Skip to ...
New Year's Day: Araw ng Bagong Taon: Fixed Regular Celebrates the first day of the year in Gregorian calendar. Act No. 345 [19] January 29 (2025) Chinese New Year: Bagong Taon ng mga Tsino: Movable Special Also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year. None February 25 EDSA Revolution Anniversary: Anibersaryo ng Rebolusyon sa EDSA: Fixed ...
For these gods, the Tagbanwa celebrated a big feast each year, right after harvest, when there is much singing, dancing, courting, and conclusion of blood compacts. The babaylan (shaman) called for the people to converge at the seashore, carrying food offering of all kinds. The babaylan took the chickens and roosters brought for the ceremony ...
The Full Moon Fairy collection is a magical series of bedtime stories corresponding to each full moon in the year's lunar calendar accompanied by cute trinkets to help tell the tales.
In one myth, Bakunawa swallowed most of the moons in anger because her sister, an ancient sea turtle, was killed by humans. [51] Another myth states that Bakunawa fell in love with a village girl and swallowed the moon in anger because the village chief burned the girl's house. [51] Batak crab (Batak) – a titanic crab.