Lipote Fruit Tree

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Lipote Fruit Tree Lipote (Syzygium polycephaloides (C.B. Robinson) Merr. Lipote is a small to medium-sized tree, reaching up to 14 meters tall. It grows in primary forests at low to medium elevations. Endemic to the Philippines, its fruit grows in clusters and is small and round, red to dark purple, and sweet to sour in … Read more

Karang Game

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Karang Game Karang is a Filipino traditional race game. This game uses two pieces of cut coconut shell with an abaca string attached. In observance of National Coconut Week and National Coconut Month, the National Museum Bohol highlights the many ways coconuts are creatively used. Today, we are featuring a Filipino traditional race game called … Read more

National Coconut Week

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National Coconut Week Every August 23-30 has been declared as National Coconut Week, in accordance with Proclamation No. 142 series of 1987, that aims to increase people’s awareness and appreciation to the coconut industry as a promising contributor to our nation’s economy. Likewise, the Philippine Coconut Authority celebrates the month of August as National Coconut … Read more

Sano

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  “Kung naa mosyagit og “SANO”, Bol-anon ka kung molingi ka” (If someone shouts “SANO”, you’re a Boholano if you respond) Sano is short for paisano, a word borrowed from the Spanish lexicon originally meaning peasant but has evolved to mean something that Boholanos can relate to, reflecting their history of inter-island trading, migration, and … Read more

Kulun: Traditional salt pots

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Kulun: Traditional salt pots In markets around Bohol, one can still buy the traditional round-bottom clay pot which locals call Ku’n (short for kulun) along with other earthenware products such as flowerpots called ka-ang, and stoves called sug-ang. This indigenous pottery tradition goes back to the pre-colonial period. Archaeological sites from various locations on the … Read more