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Juan Tamad ("Lazy John"), a best example of Philippine folklore published in 1919. It illustrates the main character's laziness to climb a guava tree and pick a bearing fruit. Philippine folk literature refers to the traditional oral literature of the Filipino people.
Philippine folklore and mythologies blend indigenous beliefs with external influences like animistic traditions, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. Figures such as Bathala, Tala, and Maria Makiling embody beauty, wisdom, and malevolence, reflecting Filipino cultural values.
Cole’s Philippine Folk-Tales (Cole 1916) contained 58 legends and folktales from 11 ethnolinguistic groups, thus becoming the first collection that aimed at a national representation.
12 lis 2013 · Philippine folk literature refers to the traditional oral literature of the Filipino people. Thus, the scope of the field covers the ancient folk literature of the Philippines' various ethnic...
12 gru 2012 · Abstract. Compiled by: Edgar R. Eslit Folklore, a general term for the verbal, spiritual, and material aspects of any culture that are transmitted orally, by observation, or by imitation. People...
12 paź 2024 · Filipino folktales are stories that form part of the oral tradition in the Philippines. They have been passed on generation to generation by word of mouth rather than by writing, and thus the stories have been modified by successive retellings before they were written down and recorded.
13 kwi 2023 · This qualitative study analyzed 10 popular folklore in the Philippines to identify common themes and patterns related to Filipino values, beliefs, and traditions.