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"Bohol: Heart of the Islands... Truly Philippines"

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HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
Bohol was created by virtue of Act 2711 of March 10, 1917

-tenth largest island in the Philippines with an area of 4,117 sq. km that has 3 congressional districts, comprising
1 component city and 47 municipalities

-It is located in the central portion of the Visayas lying between Cebu to the northwest and Leyte to the northeast. To its
south is the big island of Mindanao which is separated from Bohol by the wide Mindanao Sea. Aside from the mainland,
Bohol has 61 smaller offshore islands and islets.

The people of Bohol are said to be descendants of the last group of inhabitants who settled in the Philippines called
Pintados (the tattooed ones). Before the Spaniards arrived in 1521, Boholanos already had a culture of their own as
evidenced by the artifacts dug at Mansasa, Tagbilaran, and in Dauis and Panglao using designs during the Ming dynasty
(960-1279). They had already a system of writing but most of the materials used were perishable like leaves and bark.
They spoke a language similar to that of the nearby provinces.

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HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
The name Bohol is thought to be derived from the name of the barrio of Bo-ol, a barangay found in Tagbilaran City which
was among the first places toured by the Magellan expedition.

Two significant revolts were recorded during the Spanish regime. The Tamblot Uprising in 1621 led by a native priest or
Babaylon, and the Dagohoy Rebellion from 1744 to 1829 led by Francisco Dagohoy which is considered as the longest
revolt recorded in the annals of Philippine history. American forces seized the province in March 17, 1900. Bohol is the
home province of the fourth President of the Republic of the Philippines, Carlos Polistico Garcia (1957-1960) who was
born in the municipality of Talibon.

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Festivals

1. Sinulog (3rd Saturday of January) – Valencia, Bohol

2. Sandugo (July 1–31)- Tagbilaran, Bohol

3. Hudyaka sa Panglao (August 27–28) Panglao, Bohol

4. Saulog Tagbilaran in honor to Saint Joseph the Worker

5. Bohol Fiestas- Month of May

Schedule of bohol fiesta 2023

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Tourist destinations

Chocolate Hills

Panglao Beach
Hinagdanan Cave

Tarsier Conservation Area in Loboc or the Tarsier Sanctuary in Corella

Bamboo Hanging Bridge

LITERATURE

MYTH OF THE CHOCOLATE HILLS

One of the must-see tourist destination spots in the Philippines is the Chocolate Hills in Bohol. With more than
a thousand of these beautiful mounds, it comes as no surprise that visitors come from all corners of the country
and the globe just to marvel at its beauty. And as with any suburban place, Bohol also comes with folktales and
legends. Here are the top 4 stories you will often hear being told by the Boholano locals:
Fight Between Giants
Gluttonous Carabao
Biggest Loser
Crushed About His Crush
DAGOHOY BY RENE VILLANUEVA

Tubod : The Heart Of Bohol By Ramon N. Villegas (2003)

This book is a rich collection of essays that are comprehensive in scope and abundant in detail about the province’s early
prehistoric evidence, flora and fauna, unique icons, santos and furniture, colonial church architecture, folk beliefs, food
and recent development in the performing arts. This book discusses the history, art, archeology, culture, natural
resources and wildlife of the island province
The bakunawa or sky serpent eating the moon (Illustration by Ara Villena)

Canuto Lim, born in 1900, wrote “Ang Bakunawa Kaniadato” (The Monster of Old), 1936, as a eulogy to the son of
Cebuano poet Fernando Buyser. The last two stanzas of the poem use the bakunawa, literally “bent serpent,” referring
to a mythical sky serpent that swallows the sun or moon in an eclipse, as a metaphor for death (Alburo et al. 1988):

Bulan mingiub! Kabanhang makalisan!

Sa mangapatalinghug alanggisang

Dunggan ug mabungol’s soliyaw lamang

Kay konong bulan dyutay na may kulang

Sa bakunawa, daw kusog mikamang,

Pagalamyon, suma’s mga tigulang.

(Moon getting dark! Terrifying noise!

To all within hearing, assault

On the ears, the shouts deafen

For, they say, the moon is almost taken

By the monster crawling fast, Oh the moon

Will soon be swallowed, warn the folks.)

CUSTOMS AND Traditions
Wedding
Traditionally, Boholano men marry at age 20, women at 18. Courtship can take on various
forms, such as letter writing or the parent-initiated proposal. There are generally two steps
to the more customary proposal: the hatod and the sunda (to follow up). The first step
begins when an elder, acting as a go-between for the boy’s family, visits the girl’s parents.
He declares his intention and places five pesos in silver coins on the table, continually
adding to the pile until the sum becomes acceptable to the girl’s relatives. After being
served refreshments, the go-between leaves but is told to return after three days. The
sunda stage proceeds when the girl’s parents accept the proposal. A meeting is set with the
boy’s parents, where wedding arrangements are discussed and finalized. The boy goes into
a period of service, in which he performs household chores for the girl’s family. After this
period, the wedding is held in the church. Feasting follows until breakfast the next day.
Ganas (carrying the bride to the groom’s house) is practiced as the bride is taken to the
home of the groom. She stays there until living arrangements are made.

Death/ burial
When a person died, the grieving family’s sounds of loud weeping and lamentation intermingled with those made by
professional mourners, usually women. The relatives cleaned the deceased with water made fragrant with leaves, herbs,
and preservatives, such as lime and buyo (betel leaf). The wake lasted three days, after which the body was placed in a
coffin of hardwood and sealed so tightly as to keep the air out. A piece of gold was placed in the mouth of the dead, and
jewelry and work implements were strewn inside the coffin. The grieving family wore white, and they shaved their head
and eyebrows. They buried their dead either underneath their house or in the fields. A food offering was laid atop the
grave. If the burial site was in the field, a fire was lit underneath the house, where persons stood guard against the spirit
of the dead who might come to take family members with it. The burial was immediately followed by feasting and
revelry. However, if the deceased was a person of stature, the whole village observed a period of silence, the length of
which was determined by the rank of the deceased. A violent death would incite the mourners to kill not only those they
held responsible but any stranger crossing their path on whom they could vent their fury.