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Understanding Maranaw Myths and Beliefs

The document summarizes beliefs from Philippine ancestors, including: 1. A belief in multiple gods with powers through enchantments that were worshipped and given offerings. 2. Priestesses like babaylans who communicated with spirits. 3. Respect for animals and plants as some were thought to be divine. The document then discusses myths as traditional stories from a timeless past involving supernatural elements. It provides questions about a Maranaw folklore myth describing the creation of the world in multiple layers inhabited by different beings, and heaven's location.

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Understanding Maranaw Myths and Beliefs

The document summarizes beliefs from Philippine ancestors, including: 1. A belief in multiple gods with powers through enchantments that were worshipped and given offerings. 2. Priestesses like babaylans who communicated with spirits. 3. Respect for animals and plants as some were thought to be divine. The document then discusses myths as traditional stories from a timeless past involving supernatural elements. It provides questions about a Maranaw folklore myth describing the creation of the world in multiple layers inhabited by different beings, and heaven's location.

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GOOD MORNING.


Module 1 LESSON 2

RECALLING MY ANCESTOR’S
BELIEFS

(MYTH, THE ORIGIN OF THE


WORLD (MARANAW) )
Establishing a purpose for the
lesson
– 1. Answer the process questions of the
teacher based from the materials
presented.
– 2. Define the meaning of myth and its
elements.
Task 3: Believe It or Not

Cite some belief/s you


believed from our
ancestors?
Task 3: Believe It or Not

1. Existence of a number of gods who had powers through


enchantments and whom our ancestors worshipped and gave
offerings
2. Priestesses like the babaylan( Visayan term)acting as medium to
communicate these spirits
3. Rspect for animals and plants since some trees were not also cut
because they were thought to be divine
This is Good To Know!

Pre-Colonial Philippine Literature


Long before the Spaniards cane to the
Phlippines, early Filipinos had civilization of
their own. It partly came from the Malay
settlers and partly from their response to the
new environment.
This is Good To Know!

The variety and abundance of their customs and


traditions have become evident even in the
Philippine Pre-Colonial literature. Folk stories,
epics, poems, and chants existed in most ethno
linguistic groups that were passed on from
generation to generation through word of mouth.
This happened as people moved from one
environment to another.
WHAT IS MYTH?

A narrative that describes and


portrays the origin of the basic
elements and assumptions of a
culture in symbolic language.
WHAT IS MYTH?

Mythic narratives relate, for example, how


the world began, how humans and animals were
created, and how certain customs, gestures,
or forms of human activities originated.
WHAT IS MYTH?

Myths, are traditional stories occurring in a


timeless past. They involve supernatural
elements and beyond logic.
“The Origin of the World
(Maranaw)”

retold by Abdullah T. Madale


Let’s process the questions.

1. Who created the world according


to Maranaw folklore?
2. How many layers comprised the
world he created?
3. Who inhabited each layer?
4. Where was heaven found in the
world of the early Maranaws? Who
were its inhabitants?
Let’s process the questions.

What was the function of the


tree-of-life?
How is the soul of every person
secured in one section of
heaven?
Application Questions:

Do you believe in the Supreme


Being? If yes, give your insights.

Do we need God in our life? Why do


you say so?

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