SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEF

1. Knock on the wood three times if you say something bad to prevent what you spilled from
happening.
2. Say "God Bless You" when someone sneezed in order to ward off disease.
3. Pregnant women stare at nice pictures of healthy babies all the time so the kids can adopt the
traits.
4. If you bite your own tongue, it means someone is thinking about you.
5. Acacia and “Balete” trees are to be avoided since it was the home of unwanted spirits and
creatures.
6. One should not sleep with a wet hair for it will cause blindness
7. Seeing a white butterfly means that there is a message coming.
8. When the hands got itchy, it means there will be money gained.
9. When you see a dog and it’s a bit uncontrollable, bite your tongue as you stride passed to it.
10. "Crossing fingers" to ward off some bad luck.

MORALS

11. Do not interfere or simply let the two elders to their desired conversation, to show respect to
them.
12. Always say “po” and “opo” every time you have to express yourself.
13. Younger ones do “pagmamano” or putting the back of hands of elders to their foreheads.
14. Every individual should be properly addressed, like for older girls called “ate”, “kuya” for older
guys and so much more.

TRADITIONS AND PRACTICES

15. Families should eat all together to strengthen their bonds.

16. New years’ time, should spread coins all over the house, wear polka dots clothes and just get
what you can grab then create noise.
17. When its Christmas time, songs with attractive melodies and good articulation are continuously
played as of the calendars set to September 1.
18. Practicing “prosisyon”
19. Churchgoing was regarded as something that ought to be exert regularly, and as such should be
kept up.