Crocodiles in Kapampangan Mythology
In Kapampángan mythology, it is believed that the earth is held by a giant crocodile (dapu in Kapampángan) mother named Ápung Irû on its back, and whose movements cause earthquakes. If angered, it is believed that it causes river floods, so it is appeased with a river procession or “líbad” during the Kapampángan New Year of Báyung Danum (“New Water”) at the start of the rainy season in June.
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