Filipino Superstition Essay

Filipinos are very family-oriented. They want to keep their family close, from their great grandparents to their apo sa tuhod. There will always be a family day scheduled, where they bond and enjoy each other’s company after a long, busy week. That can be a possible reason why Filipinos grew up having high regard for the old. The elders act as guides and advisers to the succeeding generation since they are perceived as wise and experienced. Filipinos know too well that it is better to do what the old folks want, be it ridiculous or not; since it is considered rude when one doesn’t obey or listen to they have to say. This statement is what everyone would always hear from their parents:
“Hindi naman masamang makinig sa sinasabi ng matatanda para makasigurado lang, wala namang mawawala kung susunod.” Superstitions are one of the few things old folks advise to their families, friends, and even strangers; of course, people have to listen and keep those “instructions” in mind for the elderly are constantly pestering people with little reminders. For any event and even for our daily lives, they always have a superstition up their sleeve. Many Filipinos believe in …show more content…
Everything has a scientific basis now; back then when the sun disappears from the sky, people starts praying or sacrificing things for the fear that they have infuriated the “sun god”, but then science explained that it was just an eclipse, a natural phenomenon, and doesn’t cause any disaster or calamities. Rational thinking and scientific education has led to the abolition of most superstitions. However, some beliefs are very enigmatic and have their own allure even if they are disproved, they are still practiced. Nonetheless, superstitions are part of the Filipino culture that cannot be removed even after more than 300 years of Spanish colonization and other foreign