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Kubul

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Kubul from Sulu consists of four wooden panels that form a crisscross pattern. The base of the burial marker is shaped like a boat with okir motifs carved throughout, while the center shaft has a wave design. You may want to read: Bwahan

Ambalang Ausalin

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Ambalang Ausalin (March 4, 1943 – February 18, 2022)Textile WeaverYakanLamitan, Basilan Weaving is an extremely important craft in the Yakan community. All Yakan women in the past were trained in weaving. Long ago, a common practice among the Yakan was that, when a female was born, the pandey, traditional midwife, would cut the umbilical cord … Read more

Kuaresma

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Kuaresma Ash Wednesday marks the Filipinos’ start of the season of Lent, the 40 days before Easter Sunday devoted to prayer, fasting, abstinence, and other acts of penance. Kapampángans are well-known for their extreme Lenten rituals, such as penitents’ flagellation of their backs and the actual crucifixion of penitents during Holy Week. KUARÉSMA • (kwuh-RES-muh)LentTagálog … Read more

Amanu

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Today, February 22, is International Mother Language Day! The Kapampángan word “amanu” refers to words or language itself and is often used in common speech with its derived word ‘ámanuan’ which means “what is being talked about”. AMÁNU • (uh-MAH-noo)word, language Tagálog (Filipino): salitâ (word), wíkà (language) Derived Word:ÁMANUAN • (AH-muh-nwuhn)what was being said/referred to/talked … Read more

Abu

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Abu Today, February 22, Filipino Catholics observe Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of the Lenten season. Churchgoers attend special church services where ash is placed on their foreheads in the shape of the cross with the words “Remember that you are dust, and to dust, you shall return.” ABU • (uh-BU)ashTagalog (Filipino): abó Derived … Read more