LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL

DON CARLOS, BUKIDNON

ETHNOGRAPHICAL STUDY ON THE COURTSHIP PRACTICES AMONG THE

DIFFERENT CATHOLIC DENOMINATIONS AROUND DON CARLOS, BUKIDNON

DOMUGHO, Danica
MAGSAYO, Dale Bryan
TEMBLOR, Deanna Faye
DURAN, Cyvelle
TAPUROC, Novie Grace
PICHAY, Rene James

2018
 CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study

Love is like playing piano. The pianist learns to play by the rules, then forget the rules

and play by the heart. The Philippines is a country of tradition and culture. One of the traditions

that foreigners find unique about our country is courtship. Courtship is a way of expressing

thoughts and feelings to the person you love. It is a feeling when a certain person wants to win

the heart of an ideal girl or boy he/she wanted the most. Courtship is an act of doing anything for

the person you love by exerting efforts. Suitors need to have courage and sacrifice to talk with

the parents, pleading to permit his intention and to be in a relationship with the ideal one.

Courtship is something we must need to know because nowadays many teenagers don’t value

courtship. But in certain denominations courtship are done by different means.

The Roman Catholic practices serenade in courting a girl. They harmoniously sing in

front of a girl and confess feelings. The boy exert efforts to win the heart of a girl. It is also the

tradition of Roman Catholics to go first to the family of a girl, confess and plead for the

approval. The boy also gives gifts to the parents and follows the order or agreement given by the

parents. The parents will decide whether the boy passed the process of courting.

The Iglesia ni Kristo practices the same courting manner. The boy only courts a girl if

they have the same denomination. If a boy courts a girl from other denominations, the boy will

be kick out from their denomination.

 The Jehova’s Witness also practices the same courting manner. But the difference is

when a boy courts a girl from other denomination, the leader will call his attention and command

him to stop from courting that girl.

The Baptist practice simple way of courting a girl. They didn’t matter about the other

denomination.

Lastly, the Seventh Day Adventist practices personal courtship in which the boy confess

his feelings unto a girl. They don’t make much use of technology but in interacting to form a

strong relationship.
 Statement of the Problem

1. What are the courtship practices of the different Catholic Denominations?

2. What are the differences of the courtship practices from the different Catholic

Denominations?

3. What are the similarities of courtship practices from the different Catholic

Denominations?

Objectives of the Study

1. To elaborate the courtship practices from the different Catholic Denominations?

2. To determine the differences of the courtship practices from the different Catholic

Denominations.

3. To identify the similarities of the courtship practices from the different Catholic

Denominations.
 Significance of the Study

It is clear that Filipinos have changed the way they see courtship. Especially that

technology has affected lines of teenagers today that is now easy to communicate with

anyone.

This research aims to give idea to the people of Don Carlos Bukidnon, to identify

the courtship practices of the different Catholic denominations.

This research also helps the student of Loyola High School, Don Carlos Bukidnon

to be able to gather informations and ways how to court a girl.

This study will also be beneficial to the society to make them aware of how

courtship worked then and now.

For the 21st century future researchers, this will serve as a reference and

instrument to gather ideas and informations to relate on their study.

 Scope and Delimitations

The researchers conducted their study in the Municipality of Don Carlos, Bukidnon

wherein the different Catholic denominations are located. This research focuses on the courtship

practices of the different Catholic denominations.