Cultural Beliefs in Housing Flashcards
According to ancient folk belief, they caution against having a solitary post in the middle of a room. It is said to bring misfortune to the family. What type of house observes this belief?
Bataan House
According to ancient folk belief, the roof of the house must slope following the direction of the incline of the nearby mountains. What type of house observes this belief?
Romblon House
TRUE OR FALSE. It is not advised to place a large window in the wall directly facng the stairs so that good fortune will not easily go out that window.
True
According to ancient folk belief, 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. What type of house observes this belief?
Tausug House
According to ancient folk belief, they give space underneath their house by elevating their floors to accommodate the tomb of the owner to ensure perpetual guidance over the house the dead leaves. What type of house observes this belief?
Ibaloi House
According to ancient folk belief, they do not use crooked wooden post especially the ones with knotholes in them because they are said to symbolized death. What type of house observes this belief?
Yakan House
TRUE OR FALSE. Umbilical cord of a child is inserted in the staircase so that the stringer would strongly connect itself to the girder.
True
According to ancient folk belief, the ridge of the roof is always position at the right angle to the ridge of the mountain on which the house stands. What type of house observes this belief?
Cordilleran House
According to ancient folk belief, the front door of the house must face against the flow of a nearby river. What type of house observes this belief?
Bontoc House
According to ancient folk belief, the first post to be raised is the one post to be raised is the one positioned nearest to the northeast. But this is done after the footing have been sprinkled with wine. What type of house observes this belief?
Cagayanon House
The East direction is connected to the area of the feng shui called ____ which represents new beginnings and family. It has the energy of the wood element and springtime, like a fresh blade of grass emerging from the soil.
Zhen
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 House
They equate the building of a house to the development of a fetus.
Tausugs
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
Overly ornate living and dining room ceiling especially those with cornice moldings and other superficial decoration are avoided as it tends to make the ceiling look like a ______.
coffin
