Ancient Religion

• chief deity was _______, the creator of all things.

  Bathala
• Our forebears believed in many gods (mga dios) and innumerable lesser spirits (anitos) found in nature and in their ancestors.
• Utter "Bahala na!" (It's up to the up there!), or "Bahala ka!" (Its up to you!)
• Good spirits were the benevolent Angels
• to advance the well being of people

  Benevolent Angels
• Evil spirits were the malevolent demons
• hurt people or work mischief

  Malevolent Demons
• forebears carved small idols in stone and wood, called anitos or larawan (image of spirits) to which they prayed and made offerings.
• Natives is of two kinds

  Spontaneous

  Pagan Rituals
• doubt in God and in formula prayer is daily prayer

  Spontaneous
• held to cure sickness

  Pagan Rituals
• The Priestess is called Catalonan which is the elderly priest.
• Woman Priest was also called Babaylan or Unique woman
• have a many function like healer and prophet.

  Babaylan
• Function of babaylan;

  Healer and Prophet
• Ancient believed in the magical power of amulets.
• charm were made of herb, bones, teeth, metals or any object believe to possess magical power

  Amulets or luck charm
• rituals were performed for each stage of rice agriculture
• Our ancestors did not make human scarifies but they consumed animals as part of religious rituals.
• Ancestral spirits. The spirits world was full of angels and demons.
• Our forebears believed in many gods (mga dios) and innumerable lesser spirits (anitos) found in nature and in their ancestors

  Ancient religion
• the chief native god came from the Sanskrit term, Bhattara(or Abba)
• "Great lord" of hindu spirits

  Bhattara(or Abba)
• Dr. Alfred L. Kroeber stated " there is no tribe in the Philippines, no matter how primitive and remote, in whose culture today elements of Indian origin cannot be traced"
• San Pablo has one of the country’s best collections of ancient Chinese porcelain.
• Our ancestors used to bury their dead with pabaon (offerings)