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    The traditional Tagalog society was organized into small political units called barangays, each ruled by a chieftain. A barangay consisted of 30 to 100 families together with their relatives and slaves. The chieftain's responsibilities included implementing laws, ensuring order, and protecting subjects. Disputes were typically settled by a council of elders. The Tagalog practiced agriculture, hunting, fishing, and trade. They had religious beliefs that included various gods and spirits and superstitious beliefs in supernatural creatures.

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    Customs of The Tagalog: Political Organization Middle

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    Customs of the

    Tagalog

    The unit of government is called Rice Headgear(Putong) symbolizes the


    barangay number of persons the wearer had
    Corn killed
    GOVERNMENT It is ruled by chieftain
    Banana MALE
    (Upper) a jacket with short sleeves
    Consists of 30 to 100 families together Agriculture Planting called kanggan
    with their relatives and slaves Coconut MODE OF DRESSING
    (Lower) Bahag
    Sugar canes
    Chieftain(Datu) (Upper) Baro or Camisa
    Other vegetables and fruits
    FEMALE
    Nobles(Maharlika) (Lower) Saya
    POLITICAL ORGANIZATION SOCIAL CLASSES Hunting in high lands
    Commoners(Aliping namamahay)
    MIDDLE Fishing in river banks and seas Bathala(supreme being
    Slaves(Aliping saguiguilir)
    Shipbuilding Idayanale( god of agriculture)
    The chieftain's executive function Weaving
    includes implementing laws, ensuring Sidarapa( god of death)
    order and giving protection to his
    Poultry Agni ( god of fire )
    subject
    ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
    Mining Balangaw (god of rainbow)
    Disputes between individuals were RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
    settled by a court made up of the
    Lumbering Mandarangan ( god of war )
    chieftain and council of elders

    Domestic trade Lalahon ( god of harvest)

    Foreign trade Siginarugan ( god of hell)

    Believe in sacred animals and trees

    Aswang

    Dwende

    Kapre

    Tikbalang
    SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS
    Tiyanak

    Anting-anting

    Kulam

    Gayuma or love potion

    Men were in general monogamous,


    while their wives called Asawa

    Courtship begins with Paninilbihan

    Bigay-kaya ( a piece of land or gold

    Prior marriage, the man requires to give


    Panghihimuyat ( a gift for the brides'
    dowry
    parents

    Bigay-suso (for brides wet nurse )


    MARRIAGE CUSTOMS
    Marriage between couples belonging
    to different social classes were not
    common

    Adultery

    Abandonment on the part of the


    husband
    Several grounds for divorce
    CULTURAL PRACTICES AND
    Cruelty
    TRADITIONS
    Insanity

    The deceased was buried beside their


    house

    If he were a chief, he was placed


    beneath a little house or porch which
    they constructed for this purpose

    Before entering him, they mourned him


    for four days

    BURYING PRACTICES Afterward, laid him on a boat which


    served as a coffin or bier, placing him
    beneath the porch, where guard kept
    over him by a slave

    In place of rowers, various animals


    were placed within the boat, each one
    being assigned at a place at the oar by
    twos- male and female of each species
    together

    They believed that rats, snakes, bird or


    if they pass by someone who sneezed,
    they think it is a bad omen

    TAGALOG OMENS
    They should go back home for evil
    befall them if they continue their
    journey

    Divination

    They performed sacrifices and


    adoration of their idols

    Lasts for 4 days

    People bring drums which they beat


    WORSHIPS OR PANDOT successively while the feast lasted

    Nagaanitos

    Their place of worship was called


    temple

    Catolonan

    Mangagauay

    Manyisalat

    Mancocolam

    Hocloban

    DESTINCTIONS OF DEVILS Silagan

    Magtatangal

    Osuang

    Mangagayoma

    Sonat

    Pangatahojan

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