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Kapampangan Superstitions Raising a three-colored cat brings good luck. Whistling at night will attract snakes into the house. Avoid building doors facing each other so that blessings will not come out easily. Sweeping the floor at night sweeps away good fortune. You may want to read: Bayu Dimalas

Ariya  It’s Friday the 13th! What are some superstitions that you grew up hearing of? ARÍYA • (uh-REE-yuh)superstitionTagálog (Filipino): pámáhíin Derived WordMAPANARÍYA • (muh-puh-nuh-REE-yuh)superstitious (one who believes in superstition)Tagálog (Filipino): mapámáhíin EtymologyFrom Spanish herejía (“heresy”)

Dili It’s Sinulog today! Here’s a common Cebuano (Bisaya) word that is a false friend of a common Kapampángan word! The Sinulog Festival is one of the most famous Filipino festivals that is celebrated in the Philippine province of Cebu on the third Sunday of January in honor of the Santo Niño or the Holy … Read more

Kapampangan Language Kapampangan is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in the provinces of Pampanga and the southern part of Tarlac province in the Philippines. It is the 7th most spoken native language of the Philippines with around 2.8 million speakers. The Kapampangan-speaking areas are located relatively to the immediate north of the Tagalog (Filipino) areas … Read more