Historical And Heritage Sites Of Lake Sebu

The Seven Falls of Lake Sebu

The Seven Waterfalls simply called the Seven Falls is a series of majestic cascading waterfalls lined up
one after the other. The Seven Falls are given each a native T’boli name. The First Falls is called Hikong
Alu which means passage. The Second Falls, the highest among the seven, is called Hikong Bente which
means immeasurable. The Third Falls is called Hikong B’lebed which means zigzag. The Fourth Falls is
called Hikong Lowig which means booth. The Fifth Falls is Hikong Kefoi which means wildflower. The sixth
fall is called Hikong Ukol which means short. And the seventh and last fall is called Hikong Tonok which
means soil.

References: https://lakesebuwonders.wordpress.com/53-2/
https://todaywithzen.wordpress.com/2017/02/24/the-7-falls-of-lake-sebu/

T’boli Museum

The T‘boli have a very rich culture. They have sophisticated artworks, traditional abilities to handcraft
metalworks from brass, their famous T‘nalak, and great musical instruments. There are constant threats
to the T‘boli People and their culture. The T‘boli Museum is holding a part of the T‘boli culture that
cannot be found elsewhere anymore, as Christianization has eroded the animistic foundation of the
T‘boli culture with its numerous gods and its supreme god couple. Lucky enough, the T‘boli are proud to
preserve their culture wherever they can. So they also created a small T‘boli Museum. Yet this place
remains largely unnoticed to tourists and scientists. Not much scientific information about the T‘boli
culture has been published.

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The three lakes of Lake Sebu

Lake Sebu is home to three majestic lakes: the biggest one which the town is named after, Lake Sebu,
the second biggest one, Lake Seloton, and last, Lake Lahit all of which are blessed with stunning waters
with pink lotus flowers that make them popular.

Local Myth
The local legend about this lake tells a story of a princess who came to this land. In there, she met a
mythical frog whom she angered. Because of this, the frog opened a big lotus flower that gushed water
and flooded the entire land. The princess' brother saw this from the heavens so he threw leaves that
became a mass of land so that his sister can pass through. This is the story of what we now know as Lake
Sebu.

Reference: http://www.thechroniclesofmariane.com/2014/05/lakes-of-lake-sebu-lake-sebu-lake.html

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 Grand Dulay T’nalak Weaving Center

Lang Dulay is a dream weaver in Lake Sebu who is recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines for
promoting and preserving the traditional T’nalak Weaving. Before she passed away, she was the only
living dream weaver in Lake Sebu but she was able to pass down the tradition and is being kept alive by
the new T’boli generations.

At the Grand Dulay T’nalak Weaving Center, you can see the masterpieces of the T’Boli tribe and buy the
one-of-a-kind T’nalak fabric.

Reference: https://www.zenrooms.com/blog/post/lake-sebu/

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