Beauty seems to have very little premium, if at all, in the Apayao customs and traditions with respect to courtship and marriage. Considerations of...

The Mangyans are the tribespeople of Mindoro; a place better known for its spawning of the tamaraw which is said to be the only...

The Tagbanwa's Unique Wedding Ceremony The Tagbanwas are considered to be the original natives of Palawan, one of the southernmost islands in the Philippines...

The Samals, otherwise known as Sama Dila-ut, used to be sea-nomads in past times, until they settled in stilted houses in offshore villages. Their...

In tribal wedlocks, the brunt of the wedding celebration's expenses is definitely shouldered by the prospective bridegroom's parents, and this practice is true in...

There are more than fifty tribes in the Philippines, each with distinct, diverse and independent courtship and marriage customs and traditions. However, a scrutiny of...

A marital union generally occurs within the same tribe. When one of the parties to a marriage comes from another tribe, a check is...

It is always touching to see couples who could not seem to contain their tears as they profess their eternal love for each other....

By Gladys Pinky D. Tolete Mediterranean couples practice interesting bed and bath rituals before the wedding. In Sicily, relatives go to the new home of the...