Cultural Beliefs Flashcards
the front door of the house must
face against the flow of a nearby river
according to ancient folk belief
Bontoc
the roof of the house must slope following the
direction of the incline of the nearby mountains.
Romblon
the ridge of the roof is always position
at the right angle to the ridge of the mountain on which
the house stand
Cordilleras
it is customary to give ample space underneath
their house by elevatating their floors to accommodate
the future tomb of the owner to ensure pertual guidance
over the house the dead leaves behind
Ibalois
Post are erected following this procedure: 1. Post are laid with
their bottom end at the footing on the ground and the top end pointing towards the
east. The post nearest the east is the first to be raised. The same procedure is
followed for the other post, one after the other in clockwise direction as one reads the
plan. This same clockwise manner of raising the post is practiced on the island of
romblon and the belief is that it will make the house windproof
Southern Tagalog
he building of a house to the development of a fetus.
They believe that the first to appear in a womans womb is the navel, hence the
first post to be erected should be the main post within the interior of the house.
Tausugs
against having a solitary post in the middle of a room. It is said to
bring misfortune to the family. This belief is also common in Tagalog areas and it is said that post
situated this way augur a “heavily laden” life (Mabigat ang Kabuhayan)
Bataan
do not use crooked wooden post especially the ones with
knotholes in them because they are said to symbolized death
Yakans
it is commonly believed that termites (anay) will
not enter the house if the bottom of all wooden are first charred. (SUNOG)
MASTER carpenter suggest that these bottoms not just be charred by tarred
as well
Bayambang Pangasinan
believe that a stairway facing east is considered bad luck
because, they say anything facing the early sun dries up ahead of all others and in
Pandi Bulacan
position their stairs so that they rise with the morning sun, if the other
way around meant turning once back on faith
Ilocanos
they love to
cook (and eat), so most of their dining room are situated in the
sunniest and brightest location of the house.
Pampanga
