CLASSIFICATIONS
 GEOGRAPHY
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Ptolemy in his geography, indicates three islands which in the Latin text are called
Sindae, which Mercator interprets as Celebes, Gilolo, and Amboina. Thus,
Philippines was not deserted and was actually habitable.
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Morga Takes the Rainy as winter and the rest of the year summer. However, this
is not quite exact, because in Manila by December, January, and February the
thermometer goes down more than in the months of August and September and
therefore with regard to the seasons it resembles Spain as all the rest of the North
Hemisphere.
 CLOTHING
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Bahag, "rich colored cloth and quite often with gold stripes", among the chiefs.
They put it in different ways, sometimes in Moro style like a turban, sometimes
wrapped around the head like a small head-dress. Those who took pride in being
brave let fall the ends of the cloth, elaborately decorated, and so long they reach
until the legs. And on it they display the colors of their principality and the mottos
of their exploits and achievement.
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There were also of ivory
"Many rings of gold with stones on the fingers." "The last accessory of the gala
dress is like our sash, a richly colored cloak thrown over the shoulder and joined
under the arm" (even today men wear the lambong or mourning). The Bisayans,
instead of this, use robes, well -made without collar, long, reaching until the feet
and with colored stripes. The whole garb, in short, Moorish style, and really elegant
and rich, they wear even now."
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"The women's dress is modest and elegant because they wear their skirts in
Bisayan style, of fine stuff. Their hair is gathered and very well dressed. They put
a flower on top of their head. On the forehead they wear a band of very fine
hammered gold, two fingers in width, very elegantly made, and lined with colored
silk on the side where it touches the forehead. They wear on their ears, on each
on three hoops of gold, one in the place where the Spanish women wear theirs,
and the two above it. On their feet they wear some brass ornaments that make a
sound when they walk.”
 ARTS
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That is, drawing first on the skin what has to be tattooed. As it will be seen further,
the Bisayans used the same method the Japanese use today.
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The paintings are very elegant and very proportional. If they would bring them to
Europe they would earn much money by exhibiting them.
"The painting was done by with some kind of a brush or a bundle of thin cane nibs
with which they pricked and marked the body until blood came out. On this they
sprinkled powder or soct made of pitch of black color that would never be erased.
They did not paint the whole body at once but part by part and formerly they did
not begin to paint until after they have done some deed of valor"
 CUSTOM
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This custom is also found in Japan among married women, as a proof of virtue.
Today it is declining.
The Spaniards think so but they are mistaken. The Indios are very careful not to
take a bath during siesta, after luncheon, the first two days of a catarrh, when they
have herpes, some women during menstruation, etc.
 CUISINE
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Morisqueta to the Spaniards, because the Tagalogs call it kanin.
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Bagoong is fish or fish eggs preserved with plenty of salt. Filipinos serve it as relish
or sauce.