Comming of Age Traditions of filipinos
-Circumcision for Males(almost all filipinos are circumcized)
-females have Debu when they are 18 males have Debu when they are 21
-females have ear piercing
other traditions
-Fiesta
-parading of saints

Well, In some cases it depends on the religious background of the people!

Very religious...

Early Customs and Practices - Clothing
By Teodoro A. Agoncillo
History of the Filipino People 8th Edition

Before the coming of the Spaniards the Filipinos had a civilization of their own. The various aspects of this civilization doubtless came partly from the Malays who settled in the country and partly from a response to the new environment. The customs and traditions, the government and mode of living have, to a great extent, come down to the present and may be found in remote rural areas which have so far succeeded in resisting the impact of modern civilization. For this reason, many of the customs and practices of the pre-colonial Filipinos are still operative in may parts of the country, a circumstance that is, in a sense, advantageous for it offers an observer first-hand materials for the reconstruction of the distant past.

mong the ancient Filipinos, the male attire was composed of the upper and lower parts, the upper, called kanggan, was a black or blue collarless jacket with short sleeves. It seems that the color of the jacket indicated the rank of the wearer, for the chief wore a red jacket, while those below his rank wore either blue or black depending upon their position in society. The lower part of the attire, called bahag, consisted of a strip of cloth wrapped about the waist, passing down between the thighs. Such method of dressing naturally left one’s thighs and legs exposed.

The woman’s dress, too, was composed of the upper and lower parts. The upper, called baro or camisa, was a jacket with sleeves, while the lower part, called saya by the Tagalogs and patadyong by the Visayans, was loose skirt. A piece of red or white cloth, called tapis, was usually wrapped about the waist.

Men, women and children walked about barefooted, for sandals and shoes were Spanish innovations. The male had a headgear consisting of a piece of cloth, called putong, which was wrapped around his head. The color of the putong showed the “manliness” of a man; a red putong for instance, signified that the wearer had killed a man in war. But he who had killed at least seven was privileged to wear an embroidered putong. The woman, on the other hand, had no putong, but wore her hair gracefully knotted at the back of her head.

interesting...

More Filipino customs:
1. Kissing the hands of the elders.
2. Po and opo.
3. Respect for elders and women (this one is a dying custom, i think! )

sagala...

May nagsasayaw pa ba sa Ubando?

one custom absent to my family is religion. we are not that concerned or show much devotion to religion. we dont go to church on a regular basis; and it would be rare if all of us went at the same time. this and college probably shaped my agnostic view on religion. even my little brother, who is 11, said he doesn't believe in jesus, heaven, or hell; and lie more on the buddhist thinking of rebirth.

YEAH I BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION TOO! MAYBE THATS WHY I DONT CHOSE TO BE CATHOLIC/CHRISTIAN...

DO YOU THINK THE PHILIPPINES WOULD BE MORE BETTER IF THE PEOPLE BELIEVED THAT THEIR LIVES THEY LIVE RIGHT NOW WOULD SHAPE THEIR NEXT LIFE AND HOW THE COUNTRY WOULD BE WHEN THEY ARE REBORN IN THE COUNTRY? HAHA... IONO... WOULDNT THAT MAKE PPL STRIVE MORE TO MAKE THEIR COUNTRY MORE EASIER AND MORE LIVEABLE MAYBE THEY ARE THINKING IT IS FOR THEIR NEXT LIFE, BUT REALLY THEY ARE HELPIN THE NEXT GENERATION TO HAVE A MORE FORTUNATE LIFE...

did that make sense?

yeah, i think it would be better if they believed that way haha. i dont like how most just leave their life up to god and believe that if they just live their life in accordance to him, then he will bring them away from the misery. not going to happen.

i live near obando, the sagalas in valenzuelas are huge!

Ang nais kong sabihin ay iyong nagsasayaw para magkaanak, di ba sa Ubando yon?

Kung may gusto ka raw hilingin, magsimba ka raw sa Quiapo at magsindi nang kandila...

Well if one is to think that the word Filipino is a nationality then there is no uniform filipino customs.

there are the customs of the native Austronesian animist Malay
there are the customs of the muslims (mixed with pre-islamic) Malay
there are customs of the Hispanizied/Americanized Christian Malay

and then there are chinese filipinos, and they have their own customs...

I HAVE A QUESTION YOU GUYS....

IF A CONGAN FROM AFRICA APPLIED TO BE A FILIPINO CITIZEN, AND HIS CUSTOM WAS TO EAT MONKEY BRAINS, WOULD THAT BE A FILIPINO CUSTOM?

Even if he is granted Filipino Citizenship, eating monkey brains would still not constitute as Filipino Custom.

You see, people will ask where it originated and people would say "From that African."

you kiss the hand of your elders? i thought you bow and put their hand in your forhead. called mano.





as long as he believes in something dude.



I believe in Reincarnation too. I think that once you do good to others you'll set your self better in heaven. Maybe then you won't have to be reborn and just live in Heaven for eternity. I don't think you guys should believe in everything the bible says. it was written in human hands. so yeah.




No it would not be because no filipino eat monkey brain. The Congan guy does even if he becomes a citizen of the Philippines. Custom means every single filipino doing their traditional ways and eating monkey brain ain't one of them. So it's the Congan guy's own custom it does not count for filipino customs.

Sorry if this is long but I find it very interesting because when I was in the Ilocos for a relative's funeral many of the customs mentioned below really did happen. I've bolded some of the customs that I witnessed.


from Ilocos Norte - Culture, Beliefs, Customs, and Traditionshttp://ilocosnorte.gq.nu/pages/Culture_beliefs.htm

Death and Burial

To the Ilocanos, gasat (fate) detemines their life on earth. Death to them means the fulfillment of destiny, the inevitable. It is because of this Ilocano view of death that they are better able to bear the passing away of their loved ones with courage and fortitude.

The Ilocanos have traditionally believed that most of man's illnesses are caused by spirits. Even accidents have often been attributed to the supernatural, to spirits that could either be the aswang (witch) or the mannamay (sorcerer).

Death is often preceded by omens such as a black butterfly which enters a house at night or during an eclipse. When a person is dying, an old woman is usually called in to pray and attend to him. Sometimes, a coconut shell is placed under the dying man's bed so that everyone in the room may hear the angel and the devil fighting for possession of the man's soul. When a man dies, an atong (burning piece of wood) is placed in front of the gate of his house. This announces a death in the family to spirits and the living alike. The fire is left burning for the duration of the wake.

If relatives are being awaited, the corpse is embalmed for an extended wake. Members of the household are expected to refrain from working for the duration of the wake. Those keeping vigil recount all the good deeds of the deceased before the group. In some towns, the family hires the services of a mandung-aw, who provides the wailing and lamenting during the wake. Family members also do this to express their grief anguish, and pain. The presence of young men and women at the vigil prevents the spirits of the preternatural world from stealing the corpse.

Chores that are tabooed during the wake include cleaning or sweeping the house. It is believed that another member of the bereaved family will follow soon if this belief is not observed. Taking a bath or rubbing the skin with isiso (stone) will cause scabbies. Taking a bath in the house where the dead lies in state is prohibited. Meeting and seeing visitors to the door and accompanying them to the door when leaving are taboo.

With the belief that there is life after death, the clothes and other paraphernalia are buried with the dead. This is also done so that the soul will not come back for his precious possessions. However, if something is forgotten and someone in the neighborhood dies, a relative will place the remaining precious belonging of their deceased to the dead relative.

Likewise, there are also food taboos like eating maninggay (horse-radish) whose leaves easily fall off and sour food or snails called bisukol. Violation of these means death to another member of the bereaved family.

Before the funeral, the dead man's kin perform the mano (kissing of the hand). Each family member pays his last respects by kissing the dead man's hand or by lifting the hand briefly to his forehead. After the mano, the women cover their faces and heads with black veils.

Before the coffin is taken out of the house, a rooster or a hen, depending upon the sex of the decease, is beheaded and thrown out into the yard opposite the stairs. The sacrificial animal precedes the dead in the beyond, ensuring his safe passage and announcing his arrival. After this, the coffin is brought out of the house. The pallbearers are cautioned against having the coffin touch any part of the house lest another death occur in the family. Rice is strewn all over the coffin for good luck. The coffin bearers also guard against tarrying on the stairs, for a relative might be possessed by the dead man's soul. The doors and windows of the house are shut after the coffin is brought out to prevent the soul from disturbing those whom he left behind. These are reopened only after the funeral party returns from the cemetery.

To show extreme grief of the bereaved family, the members wear black clothes and a manto ("lack veil) which is worn by the female members of the family. Solemn music is played during the funeral procession from the house of the dead to the church and then to the cemetery.

After the funeral, members of the family and relatives go through the diram-os; that is, they wash their faces and upper limbs with a basin of basi in which some coins were immersed to ward off the spell of the evil spirit. The following day, immediate relatives have the golgol (hair shampoo) in the river to wash away any. To show extreme grief of the bereaved family, the members wear black clothes and a manto (black veil) which is worn by the female members of the family. Solemn music is played during the funeral procession from the house of the dead to the church and then to the cemetery.


Every night for nine nights, a lualo (prayer) is offered for the dead. On the ninth night, an umras is prepared. On a table are placed 12 plates full of native cakes and delicacies like patupat, linapet; busi, kaskaron, baduyca; and two fried chickens. These should stay the whole night to be distributed the following morning to the leader of the novena prayer and to those who assisted in preparing the umras. On the ninth day is the pamisa (feast). Before the pamisa, the leader of the group offers a spoonful each of the cooked foods on the altar. The pamisa is again held to commemorate the one-month and the one-year death anniversaries. On the first year anniversary of the dead is the waksi marking the termination of the mourning as symbolized by the lifting of the black dress.

In spite of the influence of modernization, traditional beliefs still persist among the Ilocanos. These play an important role in keeping family relationship as well as community relationship.

one custom about the dead that i remembered experiencing when i was still a kid is that of passing underneath the coffin of our deceased relative.

and another one which occurs after the burial wherein the elders would gather pieces of dry grass and twigs and start a small fire and once it starts to smoke, the children who were related to the deceased are asked to pass by the smoke......anyway from what i can remember this is done before the family leaves the cementary.....

Weird...I never heard of that one

Yeah, I think.

Filipino Clothing Conti'd.:


The Barong

Are you a Vegetarian? My friends who believes in reincarnation are Vegetarians because they believe that the soul of an animal maybe former human.

Another Filipino custom is singing the Karaoke early in the morning with the volume in full blast.

- covering the mirrors of your house when someone has passed away.

- eating ice cream with pan-de-sal.

- everytime you pass by a place you believe could be inhabitants of encanto you say "tabi apo" (maybe this is only where i'm from, not sure if this is prevalant in the rest of the country)

- wearing white for funerals.

- blessing your respected elders by bowing down and placing the back of their hand to your forehead.

Ah that one I do it all the time when I go there.

Guess the circumcision was introduced by the Americans that was gotten from the Jews
Fiesta and parading with saints taken from the Spanish

its called mano-po

And why do the Jews circumcise their young?

Where did I hear about the sentimental rabbi who keeps his clippings in an album?

We got the practice of circumcision from being mostly Christian and Islamic.

Islam landed here before the Catholic friars did, so they might have taught it first according to the recorded works and actions of the prophet Muhammad.

The Spanish friars brought it here too through the Catholic Traditions based on Jewish rites and practices not abolished by Jesus Christ in Christianity. They might have also taught it as a way to minimize diseases related to sex.

The tradition of having it as a rite of passage to becoming a man, it might have been due to the pains we had to endure having it until the wounds heal.

BTW I don't think that during the American Occupation in the Philippines, that they, the american soldiers and and educators, were mostly circumcised (probably just the Jewish or Catholics) and thus taught circumcision. Circumcision came late for the U.S.



The parades and feasts were not entirely off the Spanish shelf. Natives then have had feast and parades for their Anitos (Kabunyian, Etc,). It just so happens the Filipino natives and the Spanish people love to party.

hmm..is it weird for half filipinos to have a debut? =/

debut are of spanish customs so no i 'd say go for it.

bakit sila nakasuot ng barong?
barilin ko yang mga yan eh

Pissing on the side of the road....

haha
You could say that it has been a habit, but not tradition

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O sorry, I remembered my uncle telling my cousin (when we were still young) to piss on a wall. It could be considered as the father turning over the tradition and teaching the son how it is done.

Maybe because its environment friendly.

wooooooooooooooooooooowwww

watch what you say or i may warn you.

old thread. closing.