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Si Sikalak ug si Sikabay: A Historical Background of the Visayan Creation Myth

The Visayans are a Philippine ethnic group native to the whole Visayas, to the southernmost islands of Luzon and to most parts of Mindanao. They comprise the largest ethnic group in the country, numbering at around 33 million as of 2010. (Clark, 2017)

Visayan folklore is replete with tales and legends about the Creation and about heroism, moral conflict, and the triumph of good over evil.  Among the oft-told tales are legends about the first man and woman.

Sikalak and Sikabay (New Horizons II pp. 83-86) gives us a clue how our ancestors lived before there was written history. Our ancestors believed that the first man and woman came from the bamboo. We may further develop this thought by letting our students think of a reason why it should be the bamboo and not a narra tree or a guava tree. Think about it. Isn’t the bamboo the all-purpose thing with which they create almost everything: cups, cooking utensils, even houses?

Scrapbook Cover
Adorned with native and tribal designs to give tribute to the historical beginnings of Sikalak and Sikabay
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Second Page
A quote about the Visayan folklore from a famous personality













The members of Group III- Dance Team

Booc, Karla
Calaw, Esmail
Celiz, Ramon Hope
Defuntorum, Kent
Jumawan, Reycil
Manus, Ma. Lourdes
Patalinghug, Kerr
Pogoy, Rinelle Frances
Tagsip, Sean




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