Palawanon courtship is peculiar in a sense that it departs from the tradition of majority ethnic groups wherein most important consideration is for the...

The Ilongos dowry system, known as the hukot is a departure from the "you-name-it-and-we'll-pay-it-if-we-can-afford-to-but-we'll-ask-for-a-reduction-if-we-cannot" method of the other ethnic groups is what makes the...

In Samar, otherwise known as "the land of the fierce Waray-warays," customs continue to cling on like vines to age-old beliefs with stubborn tenacity....

Magpasumbaih (also sarahakan tupul, this according to another observer of the Tausog custom with respect to the same, Amadeo S. Timbol) seems to be...

In the vocabulary of the Bicolano courtship and marriage practices, nothing can be more intriguing than the term lagpitaw (slingshot). It is a kind...

The thing that really makes it (Cebuano tradition with respect to marriage) a breed distinct and apart from all other majority ethnic group practices...

The Tagalog tradition of courtship and marriage is a class all its own, especially with respect to dowry-giving. It has no similarity in either...

Leyteño weddings were characterized by two celebrations. The first, henbabayehan is in honor of the bride. It precedes the bridegroom's party. The expenses for...

A distinct character of the Maranao(w) courtship is the so-called maratabat, or vengeful courtship. It is a kind of courtship pursued out of spite....