M.A.PE.H. Unit 2

• The Royal Barge Procession is a significant event in Thai culture, dating back to the Ayutthaya period.
• A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots.
• Caraga is a region that originates from the word kalag, meaning "Spirit of the Soul", and is referred to as the "region of spirited men".
• Caraga is subdivided into five provinces: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Pinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, and Butuan City.
• The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) includes Lanao, a province known for its Maranao people, who were the last major group to embrace the Islamic faith and the most successful in resisting the Spaniards' colonization.
• The Maranaos are also known as "people of the lake".
• One of the oldest pre-Hispanic watercrafts found in the Philippines is known as the Balanghai or Balangay Boat.
• According to researchers, the age of the Buduan boat varies from 320 to 1250 CE.
• Lanao del Sur is the center of Maranao Arts and culture.
• In the early 2000s, the town was nominated by the NCCA in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
• Torogan House, also known as bahay lakan in Filipino, is a Marango house that symbolizes high social status.
• A datu is an intricately engraved with flowing geometries of the Maranao designs called okir.
• Sarimanok is a legendary mythical creature from the words san and bird of the Maranaos.
• Sarimanok is said to be a symbol of good luck for the Maranaos.
• Men wear a sawal or kantyu with a polo shirt.
• Malory is a large, colorful woven cloth wrapped around the body.
• Patadyong is a version of malong of Suly, somewhat similar to the sarong worn by the Indonesians and Malaysians.
• The tausug women wear a biyatawi.
• The ornamental design for men is called "okir a dato" and for women it is called "okir a bay".
• Royal Barge Suphannahong is a cultural heritage in Thailand.
• A contamer is a Maranao container that usually serves as a wedding gift and is decorated with okir designs.
• Okir, also known as okkil, is a flowing design usually found as folk motifs in geometric and Maranao artworks, often based on an elaborate leaf and vine pattern.
• Landap is a type of malong marked by a vertical women strip sewn Into the entire length of the body of maling, used for ceremonies.
• The Maranaos or the Maguindanao women usually wear the malong over a blouse called "arbita".
• The women wear the patadyong with a sambra or V-neck blouse together with sablay, a long-sleeved blouse that reaches up to the hips.
• The Maranaos usually keep their personal belongings and treasures in the gador.
• Types of Landap include: Landap a benaning (wore by aristocrats), Landap a godong (green), Landap a mariga (red), Landap a maitem (black), Landap a rambayong (violet), and Landap a kasomba (pink).
• Kampitan is a type of single edged long sword traditionally considered as one of the most treasured and dangerous weapon of the Maranaos.
• Mamadyang is a tapestry usually hung around the Maranaos living or dining room.
• Baur (Maranaos baul) is a wooden box with intricate patterns and designs.