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    The Sambolayang is a traditional flag used in Maranaw pageantry in the Philippines. While flag-like symbols were used before Spanish colonization, the origins of the modern Sambolayang are disputed, with some believing it originated in China and others believing it was inspired by the Srivijaya Empire. The Sambolayang and other Maranaw flags signal that a ceremonial event is taking place and help identify its location.

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    The Sambolayang is a traditional flag used in Maranaw pageantry in the Philippines. While flag-like symbols were used before Spanish colonization, the origins of the modern Sambolayang are disputed, with some believing it originated in China and others believing it was inspired by the Srivijaya Empire. The Sambolayang and other Maranaw flags signal that a ceremonial event is taking place and help identify its location.

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    The Sambolayang is a traditional flag used in Maranaw pageantry in the Philippines. While flag-like symbols were used before Spanish colonization, the origins of the modern Sambolayang are disputed, with some believing it originated in China and others believing it was inspired by the Srivijaya Empire. The Sambolayang and other Maranaw flags signal that a ceremonial event is taking place and help identify its location.

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    SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2007

    Sambolayang, Maranaw flag of pageantry

    Various modern flags on display at the Provincial Capitol of Lanao Del Sur

    The Maranaw Sambolayang flags of pageantry

    Sambolayang, Maranao flag of pageantry


    By Abdel Aziz Dimapunong
    Director, Maranaw Cultural Heritage

    According to Wikipedia, “a flag is a piece of cloth, often flown from a


    pole or mast, generally used symbolically for signaling or
    identification”. By this definition, the Maranaw Sambolayang is a flag.
    It is always made of cloth and it is flown from a pole. It is among the
    colorful traditional flags of Maranaw pageantry. The other flags
    include the Pasandalan, Pandiya Ranao, Paramata, Pandi, Usunan,
    and many others.
    For centuries, the Sambolayang and other Maranaw traditional
    cultural flags had been in use in the two provinces of Ranao in the
    Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, Philippines. Although
    flag-like symbols of Maranaw pageantry were in used even before the
    coming of the Spaniards in 1521, the origin of Sambolayang flags in
    the modern sense is a matter of dispute. According to Grande
    Dianaton of the Maranaw Cultural Heritage, some Maranaws believe
    that the Sambolayangs originated in China. Renayong Dimapunong
    has a different view. He claims that the Maranaw flags were inspired
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    by the Srivijaya Empire during the 8 century much earlier than
    Chinese influence.
    When the Sambolayang is flown, it signals that there is an ongoing
    Maranaw pageantry. It identifies the location to be having a
    magnificent ceremonial display of a highly colorful event, splendid, a
    stately ceremony. All Maranaw ceremonies are marked with a

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