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Philippine folk literature refers to the traditional oral literature of the Filipino people.Thus, the scope of the field covers the ancient folk literature of the Philippines' various ethnic groups, as well as various pieces of folklore that have evolved since the Philippines became a single ethno-political unit.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... is the heroine that appears in the legend of Mt. Mayon in Albay, Philippines.
Portrait of the first man, Malakas, and woman, Maganda, who came out from a bamboo pecked by the bird form of the deity of peace, Amihan, in Tagalog mythology The Maranao people believe that Lake Lanao is a gap that resulted in the transfer of Mantapoli into the center of the world.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Philippine urban legends (6 P) V. ... Pages in category "Philippine mythology" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of ...
Articles related to urban legends from the Philippines, a genre of folklore concerning stories about an unusual (usually scary) or humorous event that many people believe to be true but largely are not. These legends can be entertaining but often concern mysterious peril or troubling events, such as disappearances and strange objects or entities.
The Manaul bird is a creature of Philippine folklore. There are at least four existing stories regarding Manaul. There are at least four existing stories regarding Manaul. "Manaul" (also spelled "Manaol") is also the native common name of two species of large eagles in the Philippines, the Philippine eagle and the white-bellied sea eagle .
The Ibalon Monument which shows the four (4) heroes of the epic: Tambaloslos, Baltog, Handyong and Bantong in Legazpi City. The Ibálong, also known as Handiong or Handyong, is a 60-stanza fragment of a Bicolano full-length folk epic of the Bicol region of the Philippines, based on the Indian Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata.
The Kumakatok ("door knockers") are a group of three robed figures believed by many in the Philippines to knock on doors in the middle of the night and bring bad omens.. They allegedly look like humans, but wear hoods that obscure their faces to some ex