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 Translation for 'Babaylan' from English to Dutch
etn.gesch.
babaylan {de}
Babaylan
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Translation for 'Babaylan' from English to Dutch

Babaylan
babaylan {de}etn.gesch.
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Usage Examples English
  • Despite the prevalence of Christianity, native beliefs about the "aswang" and the "babaylan" are still prevalent among the people.
  • One was the Tamblot Uprising in 1621, led by Tamblot, a "babaylan" or native priest.
  • The other one was the Tamblot uprising in 1621 led by Tamblot, a "babaylan" or native priest from Bohol which was basically a religious conflict.
  • The Tamblot uprising of 1621, also known as the Tamblot revolution or Tamblot revolt, was led by Tamblot, a "babaylan" or native priest from the island of Bohol in the Philippines.
  • Throughout the Spanish colonial period, numerous accounts of "babaylan" who defied Spanish colonial rule were recorded.

  • These modern versions of "babaylan" are now usually male (except midwives).
  • In ancient times, native priests and priestesses ("babaylan") would climb up the volcano and do rituals every good harvest season or when there was a special ceremony.
  • The term "Himamaylan" is a portmanteau of the two Hiligaynon words "hima" and "babaylan".
  • In the Philippines, alum crystals were also burned and allowed to drip into a basin of water by "babaylan" (shamans) for divination.
  • Because she was a babaylan.

  • Spiritual leaders and members of the datu class were not buried in public graveyards, and were buried under their houses or in the case of the babaylan, were exposed to the elements hanging from the branches of the balete tree.
  • At the center of the "diwata" rituals is the babaylan, who has the responsibility of selecting the areas for a new clearing, placating the spirits of the surroundings, providing magical charms for hunters and fishers, and curing all kinds of ailments.
  • However, major "pag-anito" rituals required the services of the community shaman (Visayan "babaylan" or "baylan"; Tagalog "katalonan" or "manganito").
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