IN THE LORE JAR IT GOES! by JULIA ANDREA RAZON

PRUDENCIO

razonjas — 2024-04-09 06:44:47 UTC

I am from Bicol and we have a tradition called “Lagpitaw” or surprise marriage where only the parents of the bride and groom-to-be know about the wedding. The bride and the groom only know about their marriage once they are asked to wear their wedding attire on their wedding day.

OQUIALDA

razonjas — 2024-04-09 06:51:09 UTC

We, the Warays, have a wedding ritual known as bakayaw. The bride and the groom are expected to dance the kuratsa, followed by the ninang and ninong. During a bakayaw, people must throw money towards the dancing bride and groom.

DE LA CRUZ

razonjas — 2024-04-09 06:51:40 UTC

My mother is from Palawan and according to her, At the actual wedding ceremony, the couple sits on a mat laid on the ground. Between them sit a dish of cooked rice, a coconut shell filled with water, and two cigars. The couple feeds each other and drinks from the same cup and smokes the same cigar. This is the tradition of the Batak people.

HONRADO

razonjas — 2024-04-09 06:52:07 UTC

I didn’t come from the province but I am familiar with what they call “pamamanhikan” where the groom and his family would visit the bride and her family and the groom would convey his intention to marry the woman.

OCHIA

razonjas — 2024-04-09 06:54:38 UTC

My grandparents grew up in Maguindanao in Mindanao and they have a tradition called Teduray where the mother initiates the search for a suitable wife for his son. Once the bride to be is found, the groom’s family would send a spokesman along with a gift token to the girl’s family and a contract for marriage.