BY TRADITION
Philippine folklore
7 records of Philippine folklore — the beings, warnings and stories the tradition keeps, with sources.
AswangAswang is a broad, regionally varied Philippine category encompassing several frightening beings and stories rather than one fixed creature.BakunawaA Visayan and Bicol moon-eating serpent-dragon blamed for eclipses, quakes, and weather. People still remember rushing outdoors to clang metal until the sky’s light is given back.KapreA tall, dark, hairy tree-dweller of Philippine folklore, often seen smoking in acacia, mango, bamboo, or balete. Mischief more than murder, unless the tree is cut.ManananggalA nocturnal, flying figure in Philippine folklore, often described in regional stories as separating from its lower body to hunt at night.Nuno sa PunsoThe ‘old one of the mound’: a Philippine ancestral earth spirit dwelling in anthills and termite mounds. People ask leave before passing. Disturbance brings illness; respect keeps the ground quiet.TikbalangA Philippine forest being, now usually pictured as a tall, bony horse-headed humanoid, that misleads travellers. Early Spanish records call it a mountain phantom; the werehorse face arrived after horses did.TiyanakA Philippine being that mimics an infant’s cry to lure passers-by. Related in name to Malay childbirth spirits, but here the child, not the mother, is the hunter. Origins and forms vary by ethnolinguistic group.
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