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Customs of The Tagalogs
Customs of The Tagalogs
- festival
- small lamps
Bathala
Sun
Moon
Morning Star or Tala
– change of season
– greater bear
– images with different shapes
– patron of lovers and of generation.
– cultivated lands and of husbandry.
They paid reverence to water lizards
PLACENSIA
CLASSIFICATION
OF WITCHES
CATALONAN
• Man or woman
• Powerful rank
MANGANGAUAY
• Witch
• Induce maladies
• Can cause death
MANYISALAT
• Witch
• Cause infidelity
• Cause impotence
• Cause sickness
MANCOCOLAM
• Omits fire
• Wallows in ordure and filth
which falls from houses
• Causes illness and death
HOCLOBAN
• Powerful witch
• Causes death
• Can heal as well
• Can destroy a home
SILAGAN
• Eats liver
• Causes violent death
MAGTATANGAL
• Creature
• Head separates and
body walks about.
OSUANG
• Sorcerer
• Can fly
• Eats flesh
MANGANGAYOMA
• Witch
• Deceived people
• Made the unwilling fall in love
SONAT
• Preacher
• Helps one die
PANGATAHOJAN
• Soothsayer
BAYOGUIN
• Cotqueen
• Homosexual
• Man acting as a woman
BURYING THE DEAD
Sitan - demons
Vibit - ghosts
Tigbalaang - phantoms
Patianac