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From The Aswang Project archive:

A source-led introduction to animism in the Philippines, examining…

Explore the article: ANIMISM | Understanding Philippine Mythology (Part 1 of 3)
https://www.aswangproject.com/understand-philippine-mythology-animism/

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From The Aswang Project archive:

The subject of countless movies here in the Philippines, the Manananggal and Wakwak are other types of evil creatures in…

Explore the article: The Manananggal and Wakwak
https://www.aswangproject.com/manananggal-wakwak/

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From The Aswang Project archive:

I often choose subjects for The Aswang Project because something has captured my own interest.

Explore the article: Summary of the Sugidanon (Epics) of Central Panay
https://www.aswangproject.com/sugidanon/

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From The Aswang Project archive:

If there is one name that has become synonymous with the religion of the early Tagalogs, it is Bathala.

Explore the article: Bathala: The Creator and Supreme Being of the Early Tagalogs
https://www.aswangproject.com/bathala/

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From The Aswang Project archive:

We have Mangkukulams and their deadly dolls, along…

Explore the article: Arcana De Filipinas: Early Magical Practices in the Philippines
https://www.aswangproject.com/arcana-de-filipinas-early-magical-practices-in-the-philippines/

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From The Aswang Project archive:

It is a collective term used for the eight (8) indigenous cultural communities residing in the island of Mindoro, while…

Explore the article: Buhid Mangyan Cosmology and Beliefs
https://www.aswangproject.com/buhid-mangyan/

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From The Aswang Project archive:

The former Diplomat Hotel in Baguio City, Philippines sits on top of the Dominican Hill.

Explore the article: Baguio’s Haunted DIPLOMAT HOTEL and Its Dark Past
https://www.aswangproject.com/baguios-haunted-diplomat-hotel/

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From The Aswang Project archive:

"Bari Bari Dika agunget pari Ta pumukan kami Iti pabakirda kami" In older times, Ilocanos, especially those…

Explore the article: The Mangmangkik: Tree Spirits in Ilocos Norte
https://www.aswangproject.com/mangmangkik/

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From The Aswang Project archive:

What did early sources say about Tala? Explore the Tagalog name for the morning star, Venus, and how later writers…

Explore the article: Tala: The Morning Star in Early Tagalog Beliefs
https://www.aswangproject.com/tala/

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From The Aswang Project archive:

A celestial council became a war, and the stones hurled by divine rivals formed…

Explore the article: Mangechay and the Formation of the World | Kapampangan Mythology
https://www.aswangproject.com/kapampangan-mythology/

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From The Aswang Project archive:

Kinaray-a is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in…

Explore the article: PANAY ISLAND — “Sacred Center” and the “Four Pillars” | Kinaray-a, Mariitnon Beliefs
https://www.aswangproject.com/panay-island-sacred-mountains/

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From The Aswang Project archive:

A few months ago, writer, fellow metalhead, and friend Karl R De Mesa sent me a link to Adamanta's…

Explore the article: ADAMANTA: Precolonial History from a Visayan Power Metal Band
https://www.aswangproject.com/adamanta/

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From The Aswang Project archive:

In 1582, Spanish encomendero Miguel de Loarca recorded a brief but important…

Explore the article: Varangao, Ynaguinid and Macanduc: Visayan War Deities in the 1582 Record
https://www.aswangproject.com/visayan-war-gods/

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From The Aswang Project archive:

Filipinos of long ago believed that many conditions that plagued them were caused by invisible sprites, flying…

Explore the article: Maladies Cured by Philippine Folk Magic
https://www.aswangproject.com/philippine-folk-magic/

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From The Aswang Project archive:

“When shy, troubled Marisol (Mari) Reyes discovers a wooden mask at her great-grandmother's wake…

Explore the article: ‘The Mask of Haliya’ Review: Much More Than Just A Comic
https://www.aswangproject.com/haliya-review/

#PhilippineFolklore #PhilippineMythology

From The Aswang Project archive:

The sirena or mermaid and the facts surrounding this mythical creature are of Spanish origin.

Explore the article: Sirena Stories, the Mythical Mermaid of the Philippines
https://www.aswangproject.com/sirena/

#PhilippineFolklore #PhilippineMythology

From The Aswang Project archive:

There is a place in the Bagobo underworld for children who died while they were still nursing.

Explore the article: Mebuyan, Mother of the Underworld: BAGOBO BELIEFS
https://www.aswangproject.com/mebuyan/

#PhilippineFolklore #PhilippineMythology