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CAGAYAN DE ORO
- Considered as the melting of the Philippines. It is the second largest island because of its accessibility, business growth, attractions, and most of all its warm and hospitable people.
LANGUAGES -Local dialects that theyre using is Cebuano or Bisaya - Other dialects used are Tagalog and Maranao. - People in Cagayan can also speak in english.
ARTIFACTS
Chinese porcelain
SHELLS
TRADE CERAMICS
BRICKS
EUROPIAN CERAMICS
CRAFTS
NATIVE/ETHNIC ACCESORIES
KINILAW
OSTRICH TAPA
OSTRICH SALPICAO
TRADITIONS
If you eat twin bananas, there's a possibility that you gave birth too twins. Serve rice noodles on your b-day; means long life Dont clean up the dining table until everyone is finished eating. Accidentally dropping of dining utensils while eating.
CULTURES
Kagayanons are really fond of drinking beer or
liquors. Eating food using hands Kagayanons are family oriented. This is also evident during festive holidays in which families gather together. Filipinos in general use certain type of body language to communicate. Some of these are: * lips (to point at something) * raising an eyebrow/s (would mean a Yes or a silent Hello Always /usually late. Well-known as the Filipino Time.
In Cagayan, locally known as ULAW (hiya in tagalog) or sense of shame is part of the Filipino culture. Intimidating or scolding someone in public or in front of peers is not taken well especially among the poor and uneducated folks. Marriage cultures/traditions. In Cagayan, the groom with his family goes to the brides house and ask the brides parents for there daughters hand in marriage.
NORTH COTABATO
- Lies on the eastern part of Region XII and is stragically located in the Central part of Mindanao.
LANGUAGES
Hiligaynon Aklanon Cebuano Capiznon Kinaray-a Romblomanon Waray Surigaonon Butuanon Tausug ( English, Tagalog, Visayan, Ilonggo, Ilokano, Muslim , and Manobo.)
CULTURE
There is no such a party without a liquor. Opening giftslater - gifts is not open in front of the giver. It will be opened later unless you insist . Birthday celebrant pay the tab when dining out. - if you are a birthday celebrant, they expect you to pay the tab when dining out. Annoying Habits - In the rural areas, they sometimes do these annoying habits; they twist your arm to join in with their lunches or dinner.
ARTIFACTS
BASKET
COFFINS
TOOLS
FOODS
Producer of cereals Sugarcane Coconut Coffee Fish Vegetable Fruits Livestock
CRAFTS
BUKIDNON
- Is considered as Filipinos food basket.
LANGUANGES
- the Lingua Franca of the region is CEBUANO. Also spoke, although at low percentage are HILIGAYNON/ILONGGO, ILOCANO, TAGALOG, MARANAO, WARAY, and ENGLISH.
CRAFTS
-A widely variety of resource- based handicrafts is extensively produced from RATTAN, BAMBOO, and WOOD. San Fernando is known for its Rattan furniture. SOME OF THE EXAMPLES ARE: Bamboo baskets Wood wares and carvings Mats
FOODS
BINAKI - This delicacy is made of grated young corn with milk and sugar then wrapped in corn husk.
KINILAW
"ART PRODUCTION"
LUZON
IGOROT -The Igorot Tribe is a cultural minority group of people who live in the mountainous provinces in the northern part of the Philippines.
KALINGA IN MINDORO
The Kalingas are the indigenous peoples of Kalinga, Philippines. They are generally known to be tall, dark-complexioned, and lissome with high bridsed noses. Physically they are very sturdy and well-built so that their war-like characteristics make them more like soldiers. They are believed to be descendants of the second group of Malays who came to the islands, as presented in Philippine history books.
VISAYAS
MANGYAN