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RELIGION
South East Asia is
enormously popular, but at Philippines
the same time, if you can The majority of Filipinos (92%) are of Christian
Faith. In general, they are considered Catholic and consider
themselves as such.
draw yourself away from Anyway, around 10% of these Christians adhere to
Protestant or other alternative Christian Churches and
the beaches and bars, you'll Movements, like Iglesia Ni Cristo, Adventist Church,
Evangelicals, and others. Often people practicing their religious
habits with Protestant Churches do not give up on Catholic
find a safe easy region to traditions and still get baptized as well as receive the other
sacraments within the Catholic Church, though preferring to
join celebrations and prayers with Protestant Churches.
travel to with loads to Thailand
discover. Just remember According to 2010
reason. There's plenty to
is protected by law. Of the remaining population, 4.9% identify
as Muslim, 1.2% identify with Christianity, and 0.3% either
associate with some other or no religion.
see/do, life's fun, cheap,
Indonesia
easy, and fairly safe.
Indonesia is
However, there's something the world's
populous Muslim-
most
Literature
Thailand
It is certainly such one
PhilippinE
Noli Me TOURIST
Tángere DESTINATIONS
by Dr. José Rizal
PHILIPPINES
Among the great novels in KAWASAN FALLS
Philippine literature.
Written by the country’s national hero, Dr. José Rizal, this It is a multi-layered
novel sparked the social awakening of Filipinos during the waterfall in the town of
Spanish colonial era. As Rizal cannot fathom the unfairness of Badian and is best known
the Spanish priests and the ruling government at the time, his for its turquoise waters.
purpose in writing the book was to expose the ills of Philippine With a height of 40 meters,
society at the time. In this revolutionary book, you’ll learn about the first cascade, or level,
the story of Crisostomo Ibarra, how he dealt with Spanish is where most visitors stay, swim, and enjoy a natural water
authorities, and how he prepared for his revenge, as told in massage on board a bamboo raft. A 10-minute trek takes you
Rizal’s 2nd book, El Filibusterismo. up to the quieter second cascade. Kawasan Falls is also the
endpoint of the popular adventure activity, the Kawasan Falls
canyoneering tour package. This tour starts in Kanlaob River
Singapore
in the town of Alegria, where you make your way to Kawasan,
swimming along streams, rappelling through natural rock walls,
and finally jumping off mini-waterfalls.
INDONESIA
vendors, markets, and always at Temple Fairs throughout
Thailand. Would you dare to give one of these insects a try?
Beaches of Bali
Arguably
Indonesia's most popular
SINGAPORE
vacation spot, Bali has
several cultural landmarks
and traditions that make a Address people older than yourself
visit here worthwhile. But, for
many people, Bali is about
as 'uncle' or 'aunty'
the island's beautiful
beaches. If a beach vacation
is what you're looking for,
For people
you may want to head to one of Bali's luxury beach resorts and from other
spend some time soaking up the sun. parts of the
world, 'aunty'
Anyone who travels to Bali is going to have warm sand and
and 'uncle'
blue water on their mind, and the island doesn't
disappoint. Kuta is the best-known beach and is great for those
might be used
who like to combine sun, surfing, and socializing. Because of for people to
its popularity, you'll find no shortage of restaurants and things whom you are
to do here. biologically
related. But
over here in
Singapore, 'aun
TRADITION ty' and 'uncle' a
re typically the ways to address anybody that's
Philippines significantly older than you, even if you're not
related. It might seem strange, but in our culture,
it's a form of respect and the terms stem from a
The Bayanihan Spirit place of warmness and affection. Isn't it nice to be
addressed as a relative even though you're not
one?
The Bayanihan
(pronounced as
buy-uh-nee-hun)
INDONESIA
is a Filipino
custom derived
from the Filipino
Metatah, Bali
word “bayan”,
The religious ritual of Metatah or
which means
teeth-cutting is one of the rituals
nation, town, or community. The term Bayanihan that must be done by a Balinese
itself means “being in a bayan”, which refers to the Hindu child as a rite of passage.
spirit of communal unity, work, and cooperation to Meta-tag participants will have
achieve a particular goal. their teeth cut up to
approximately 2 millimeters, not
as scary as the name suggests.
THAILAND
The teeth that have been cut will then be placed on a yellowish-
brown cloth that will be prayed along with a plate of offerings.
After having their teeth trimmed, the participants will be asked to
Insect Snacks taste six flavors bitter, sour, spicy, astringent, salty, and too sweet.
Every taste has meaning in it. The bitter and sour flavor symbolizes
toughness in facing hardship. Spicy flavor symbolizes patience in
experiencing anger. Astringent flavor symbolizes faithful obedience • clamping has 26 strings organized in 13 pairs that
to norms and customs. Salty flavor symbolizes wisdom while
stretch over a coffin-like soundboard supported by four
sweetness symbolizes happiness.
legs.
It looks simple, but the Metatah tradition is a pearl of local wisdom • gongs - kenong, ketuk and kempul
that requires a significantly large amount of funds. As a result, • drums - Kendnag is drums beaten by hand. The bug is
many people delay the traditional process of teeth cutting. a drum struck with a stick.
However, the Balinese have overcome this problem by
conducting metatah masal, or large-scale teeth-cutting
Popular gamelans in the country are the Javanese
ceremonies. gamelan which is used in court music and the Balinese
gamelan which plays sacred music. Slendro and below
are two different tuning systems used in the Indonesian
gamelan orchestras.
MUSIC
THAILAND
INDONESIA
• Kompang
• Angklung
• Gamelan instruments
PHILIPPINES
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