Blog Posts on folklore
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Ragnarok Online – Ep.25 Port Malaya by Gadgetshelf on May 10, 2012Well this is certainly surprising! Ragnarok Online apparently has come up with an expansion which is inspired by the Philippines and its folklore. The town even features its very own Luneta shrine! In an attempt to revitalize the country’s foll...
Beware of Bangungot by The Pinoy Warrior on Nov 1, 2011Sleep should be a zone of comfort. When you sleep, everything is different. It is a daily getaway from the daily hassles of life, and a reclusion where all great things can happen. This is also where the not so great things happen, but hey, its just...
Mangkukulam Modern day adaptation of a Philippine mythical... by MemoriesInSnapshots on Oct 31, 2011Mangkukulam Modern day adaptation of a Philippine mythical creature and folklore. What is a Mangkukulam? A Mangkukulam, or a witch, is a human who put curses or bewitches people who offended them. They often make their victims suffer in many...
The Scariest Places in the Philippines by The Pinoy Warrior on Oct 29, 2011Since a lot of Filipinos had outgrown the fear for the mythological beings of the Philippines, what replaced it is fear of ghosts and hauntings. We now have a tendency to believe that supernatural events that happen are caused by ghosts or some spiri...
Ghouls - Corpse Eating Aswang by The Pinoy Warrior on Oct 27, 2011Death is something that we fear. To many, death is a source of pain and loss but there are some who grow more excited as death nears. They aren't the tyrants or the mass murderers of the country. What I'm talking about are the guys who feast when som...
Tikbalang - The Pinoy Man-Horse by The Pinoy Warrior on Oct 25, 2011To many Pinoys, the mere looks of a tikbalang is very terrifying. Imagine meeting a tall, well-built man with the head of a horse and horrible teeth. Maybe the teeth went bad because of smoking all those cigars. Even I find it really creepy and the t...
CHILLY NIGHTS presents HIGANTI by tintadefilipinas on Oct 19, 2011Habang naglalakad si Erika pauwi sa kanilang bahay isang gabi buwan ng Oktubre ay may narinig siyang mga maliliit na boses mula sa di kalayuan. Inakala niyang ito'y namumula sa kalapit bahay sa may bandang tindahan nila Aling Maria, kaya di niya ito...
Mangkukulam Modern day adaptation of a Philippine mythical... by MemoriesInSnapshots on Sep 30, 2011Mangkukulam Modern day adaptation of a Philippine mythical creature and folklore. What is a Mangkukulam? A Mangkukulam, or a witch, is a human who put curses or bewitches people who offended them. They often make their victims suffer in...
Mangkukulam Modern day adaptation of a Philippine mythical... by MemoriesInSnapshots on Aug 16, 2011Mangkukulam Modern day adaptation of a Philippine mythical creature and folklore. What is a Mangkukulam? A Mangkukulam, or a witch, is a human who put curses or bewitches people who offended them. They often make their victims suffer in...
Double Consciousness in African-American Literature: The Norton Anthology of African- American by Thinking Made Easy on Aug 1, 2011Double Consciousness in African-American Literature The Norton Anthology of African- American The history of the American Negro is the history of this strife--this longing to attain self-conscious manhood, to merge his double self into a better and t...
