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Cyril Denise C. Baranquil Ab English Language: 1. Religious Practices

1. Prior to Spanish arrival, native Filipinos practiced animism, worshipping various gods, spirits, and ancestors. They made sacrifices of pigs and chickens and had idols in their homes. 2. Marriage traditions included dowries and celebrations lasting three days. Close family ties and obligations around marriage were important. 3. Filipino society was influenced by Spanish culture, adopting Catholicism and values like honesty while maintaining some traditional beliefs in gods and spirits. Important community figures included religious leaders.

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Cyril Denise C. Baranquil Ab English Language: 1. Religious Practices

1. Prior to Spanish arrival, native Filipinos practiced animism, worshipping various gods, spirits, and ancestors. They made sacrifices of pigs and chickens and had idols in their homes. 2. Marriage traditions included dowries and celebrations lasting three days. Close family ties and obligations around marriage were important. 3. Filipino society was influenced by Spanish culture, adopting Catholicism and values like honesty while maintaining some traditional beliefs in gods and spirits. Important community figures included religious leaders.

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CYRIL DENISE C.

BARANQUIL
AB ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Activity # 2
Based on your assumptions, describe the community of the Tagalogs prior to the arrival of the
Spaniards and the Christianization of the Filipinos in terms of the ff:

1. Religious practices
Native Filipinos had their own religion long before the Spaniards came to the
Philippines. After nearly 400 years of Spanish contact within the Philippines, historical
Filipinos were fetish worshipers of their gods who believed they would protect whatever
they wished and bring bad luck or good luck. but they had a spirit that they believed was
supreme... the maker or maker of all things. Filipinos believed they had imported
Catholicism from Spain. They also worship ancestral spirits represented by small
images called "anithos", objects believed to possess miraculous powers common to
humans, and become worshiped idols or images. They had no temples or public places
of worship, but each had an Anithos in his home, where he performed sacrifices and
services. As sacrifices they killed pigs and chickens, creating such occasions during
feasts, songs and drunkenness. Filipino life was undoubtedly filled with superstitious
fears and beliefs
2. Concepts of Marriage and Family
Marriages among the natives are generally between the principal and their fellow
principals or nobles. They have one wife each with whom a man may wed and she is
called inasawa. The celebrations which usually last for three days mean "days of
expense, of racket, of reveling, of dancing and singing". The nearest relatives give a
couple a jewel as a mark of affection, but do not give money.

If they are generous, they use it in furnishing of the house of the couple. The dowry
called bigaycaya is set according to the rank of the contracting parties. If by chance the
parents of the bride ask for "more than the ordinary sum," the bride's parents are under
moral obligation to give the married couple a gift or token. It is customary for the man to
give a larger dowry by paying something to each of the nearest relatives of the woman,
which is a bribe for them to consent to the marriage. In love making they use herbs to
attract the attention of those whom they love just as they do to people they abhor.
3. Community Mores, values, and beliefs
Spain not only brought Catholicism to the Philippine Islands, but also its culture, values,
beliefs, and cuisine. The Spanish influence on local cuisine is also evident during
religious festivals, especially around Christmas. The cultural goal of the Spanish clergy
is nothing less than the full Christianization and Hispanicization of the Filipinos, with
close family ties being one of its distinctive features. And values such as honesty,
integrity, and religious affiliation. And finally, most early Filipinos believed in worshiping
various gods, creatures and spirits. Over time, Filipinos have adapted to these different
Spanish cuisines, values, cultures and beliefs. The most important figure in the Catholic
religion is Jesus. His birthday is therefore the most special of all occasions
4. Community laws and political systems
Early Filipinos had both written and unwritten laws. Written laws promulgated by data.
His two known codes written in the pre-Hispanic period are the "Malagtas Code", said to
have been written by Datus Macwell of Panay around 1250 AD, and the Datu Code
from Panay also in 1433 AD. Karin Chau Code written by Karin Chau Code.
5. Economic system

The ancient Tagalogs are predominantly farmers by profession, considering the fact that
their homes are located in "swampy land and along river banks". Their knowledge of
ship-building amazed the Spaniards. They were all pike-men because the most they
had were some falconets and many small culverins. Fr. Chirino notes that the Tagalog
goldsmiths and jewelers greatly amaze the westerners because they work on filigree
very cunningly.
They know how to melt and refine gold very well. The women are also occupied in some
form of work aside from doing the household chores. Morga describes mother-of-pearl
as large as warrior shields and sea turtles so large that their shells are profited by the
natives who sell them as trade-commodities to the Chinese, Portuguese and other
nationals. Morga adds that cattle is imported from China which he describes as "small
but prolific with small and curved horns". The horns of carabaos, the skins of deer and
red-wood are among the items that Chinese traders brought to the Canary Islands from
China for sale to the Spanish crown in 1570s and 1580s. Hernando Riquel, a
government notary in 1573, describes a typical group of Chinese traders.

6. Socialization practices
Before the Spanish arrived, Filipinos lived in small towns called barangays. Their leader
was called Datu. At a time when barangays were united for safety and protection, the
sense of community was very strong. Different barangays exchanged goods with each
other. People were also engaged in trade with China and neighboring countries. Trade
was carried out through barter, the exchange of goods without the use of money. In the
pre-Hispanic era, Filipinos were classified into her four classes. Those belonging to the
ruling class, the educated class, the royal class, and the privileged class were called
Magineu. Dates are also selected in this class. The Timawah or Freeman class consists
of those who can acquire property, jobs and Alipin

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