Maranao culture and arts pdf Continue According to Abad Macabanding Philippine culture usually refers to a culture that is common with all the cultures of the various tribes that make up the Philippines. Because of the diversity in the Philippines, different tribes observe their distinctive traditions and cultures that define their own identity. The Philippines comprises more than 100 ethnolinguistic peoples, mostly originating from the Austronesian language. The majority of the Philippine population practices Christianity as the official religion, the main religion in the Philippines, although about 10% of its population used to be Muslim Filipinos. This is because Islam came earlier in the Philippines before the colonization era. Definitely, the question lies in our mind - how did Islam come to the Philippines? Before the colonization of the Philippines, Islam was already a religion in the Philippines. Around the 14th century, Muslim missionaries came to the Philippines to spread the Islamic religion. Indigenous people from Sulu were the first people to agree to convert to Islam as their adopted religion after the influence of Sheikh Karimul Makdum, who was an Arab missionary. Islam spread throughout the country until the colonizers conquered the country and spread Christianity throughout the Philippines. In fact, Muslim Filipinos have never been captured by colonizers and have never changed their religion because of their strong resistance to other beliefs. In this generation, Muslim Filipinos now live in the southern Philippines. They form a region called the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, which consists of five provinces where the majority of the population is Muslim. These provinces include Magindanao, Sulu, Tavi Tawi, Basilan and Lanao del Sur. Most of the people living in these provinces are Maguindanaon, Maranao and Tausug, which are the three largest ethnic Muslim groups in the Philippines. Most Maranaos live in Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte and Marawi City. They are known as the people of the lake because they live around a lake called Lake Lanao, which is considered one of the oldest lakes in the world and the deepest and second largest lake in the Philippines. Maranaos is considered the last tribe to adopt Islam as its religion. Colonizers cannot capture Maranaos because of their strong resistance and violent opposition to Christian influences by the Spaniards. They were able to preserve their rich culture despite all the colonizers who had passed through their territories. In fact, they are known for their ancient artefacts, wood carvings, cultural dances, works of art, gold cultural attire and their distinctive cuisine. Maranao's culture is known all over the world for its authenticity and pulsratude. To this day, Maranaos maintain its culture despite technology and World. One of the most popular epics is the ancient Darangen, which basically tells the love story of Prince Bantogen and Princess Gandingan and is told through singing. In 2005 it was chosen as one of the masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of mankind. In addition, Sarimanok served as a symbol of Maranaos. Built in certain infrastructures and buildings, it is a legendary bird of the Maranao people, which symbolizes wealth and wealth. Sarimanok comes from the word sari, which means clothing and decoy, which means chicken. Currently Maranaos keep in touch with this generation where new technologies and upgrades have been developed. Despite this modernization, they still respect most of their traditions. The tradition of polygamy is one of the traditions of Maranaos, which is still practiced to this day, especially for maranao men. Polygamy is when a person marries more than one wife or husband. In the time of ancestors, maranao leaders, those who have royal blood, are usually people who used to adapt polygamy. Thanks to their influence, many Maranaos adapted polygamy, and eventually it became part of our culture. Another tradition that Maranaos practiced is called parental marriage. In this case, the parents will be the ones to rule out who marries their son or daughter. Parents of both parties will have an agreement on how much dowry will be given to the groom's parents side by the bride's parents. In our culture, dowry is the amount of money that male parents give before marrying a bride. Once the agreement is settled, there will be a kandialaga, which will be a one week of celebration before the official kakawing, or wedding ceremony. This is practiced probably because they want to keep their family's pride, especially when the family came from the royal and the extended family. Works of art Most works of art Maranaos are designed with okir. Known for his work, Okir is the flowing and geometric design used by Maranaos to decorate his artwork. Mamandyang, awang or dugout boats, torogan, and their cultural outfits were some of the Maranao works that okir-inspired design. Torogan is the ancient home of Maranaos, where the sulutana or date lived. Mamandyang is a long strip of fabric attached around the corner of the house. Maranaos is very particular in the design of his work. Their landap and malong, which are tubular fabrics or skirts, are also designed with okir. Even their cultural outfits are inspired and designed with okir. Cultural dances of Maranaos have many cultural dances. Most of these cultural dances were derived from their ancient epic, Darangen. One of Maranaos' most famous royal dances is kasingkil or singkil, where women step in and out or collisions of bamboo. This was obtained as a result of an event in Darangen where the princess was escaping rolling stones and clipping bamboo that tonongs (evil spirits) did to make fun of her. Kasagayan is another men's ritual dance, where he demonstrates his preparation for sword fighting. Kapagaper is also a famous dance where maranao women use fans in dances called apir. Other Maranao dances include kakini-kini (a traditional way of walking maranao women), kadsadoratan (a dance that shows graceful walking, twisting and balancing covering their faces), kanggarotaya (a dance that uses a knot to show the power of men) and kapmalo-malong (a cultural dance performed by men and women showing different ways of using malong). The kitchen Most of The dishes of Maranao are spicy because Maranaos are like spicy food. Palapa is the main ingredient of their dishes and it is a combination of different spices like onions, chili and ginger. Most of their dishes have coconut milk and powdered turmeric on it, which turns their victuals into a yellowish color, making their food unique from other cuisines. Popular dishes include piaparan decoy (chicken with coconut meat), pots (tuna fish) and badak (jackfruit). Maranaos also prepares desserts during holidays and events. Their most famous desserts are dodol, which is a sticky dessert with malagkit rice, a special type of rice, coconut milk and brown sugar slowly cooked until it becomes sticky. Other desserts include barubed, tiyatag, pacball, pabrot, dalog, palitaw, tamoconsi, bra, amik, tiompe, balolono, tapai and lokatis. Abad Makabanding is a student at Lanesboro High School. He is one of seven field students involved in the Journal Writing Project, now in his 19th year. Lanao del Sur is a richness of old world charms. From ostentatious royal houses to the smallest details in gongs, Maranao's art and crafts carry the history of their vibrant culture. Lanao del Sur is home to the People of Maranao. And it is also a universe of exquisite folk art. Everywhere you look around there is always a reminder of how art thrives among its episodes of struggle. Maranao Arts and Crafts: While many people quickly define these works as Muslim art, many of them actually precede Islam. In fact, when these Muslim missionaries arrived in Lanao in the 15th century, the vibrant art scene already existed mostly of mixed indigenous and Indigenous origin. Philippine art, as we know it now, is never complete without the contribution of Maranao arts and crafts. And you can't see all the art that Lanao del Sur has to offer in just one trip. So where do we start? Tugaya: Artisans' Heartland When It Comes to Maranao Arts and Crafts, Tugaya is the ground zero of all It is believed that there is an artisan in every home in this lake community. And walking city, it's not very hard to spot someone working on a piece. Tugaya is famous for many tricky things - chests, drums, gongs and tapestries. They work with different materials too, like wood, brass, bamboo, plastic beads and abaca fibers. Admittedly, much of what is sold in many markets across the country is from this small town of artisans. Baur or wooden chests are some of the best works produced here. Unlike other chests, Maranao baur is hand-carved with intricate okir motifs and attachments with tipay or polished shell. In addition, tugayanons are the most famous manufacturers of metal structures. Among their masterpieces - gadur or brass jars, tobacco or brass trays with trays and campilan or swords. However, Tugaya still looms as a nominated site on the Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Although we know it is a long process, it takes too long until it is forgotten. Poislas and masters of arts and crafts Lum Maranao are unrecognizable, without mentioning the malonge, an important part of their traditional clothing. Malong is a wrap-around garment worn by everyone. There's one for everyday clothes. Then there are more for special cases called landap. What makes landap extra ordinary are hand trim called langkit. However, not many people know about it, the best weaving weavers of langkit weaving weavers are in the city of Poilas. It's literally a backyard industry where women weave these intricate fabrics at home.