DIFFERENT TRADITIONAL

Practices of Courtship
in the Philippines
Ilocos and
Tagalog Regions
• In Ilocos, serenading is known as
tapat, likely the same as harana.

• In Tagalog Regions, their courtship

practice is known as balagtasan. The
suitor begins by singing a romantic song,
and then the courted lady responds by
singing, too.
Rooster Courtship
• It is a form of courting in
Luzon.
• The male chicken is left
at the house of the
courted lady to crow
every morning for the the
admired lady's family.
Bulacan
• The Bulaquenos have a kind
of courtship known as
naninilong which means
"serenading from under the
h omidnight,
• At use." the suitors go
beneath the nipa hut, a house
that is elevated by bamboo poles,
and then pricks the admired
woman by using a pointed object,
after which they converse in
whispers.
Batangas
• In Batangas, men manifest their sincerity and loyalty to
the women by courting them through actions &
gestures. Women are serenaded with Tagalog love songs
accompanied by a guitar.
• Men served the family of the women and their relatives by
doing household chores.Through these various services a
man's determination and trustworthiness are tested.
• When a suitor visits the woman in her house, he needs to
pay respect to the woman's parents by saying "mano po."
In the living room they are seated distant to each other
since they are being watched by the woman's parents
 Pangasinan
TAG A-A M O PA L A B A S

• means, " show or

• means, "tamer"
drama"
• It is a form of love
• suitor pretends to
potion or charm
commit suicide if
• It can also be a
the courted lady
drinkable potion
does not confess
her true feelings
Kalinga
• Ifugaos practce a courtship called ca-i-sing or ebgan
to Kalingas and pangis to Tingguians, where a man
and a woman are in separated houses.
• The house for males is called ato, while for females is
known as olog or agamang.
• The man visits the woman's house to sing love songs
and the woman answers to these songs also by singing.
 Palawan

Pasaguli Pabalik
• Love Riddles • It is done to
• Use to assess settle the
the sentiments price in a
of the parents form of dowry
of both suitor that will be
and woman. received by
the woman
from the
courting man.
Visayas

CEBU LEYTE
• Balak (serenade) • Men perform the
• Cebuanos also write pangagad or
love letters that are paninilbihan
sent to the relative or instead of paying
trusted friend of the dowry.
woman • The service normally
• They also used love lasts approximately
potions to win the a year before the
Mindanao

TA U S U G S BAGOBOS
• Palabas, sarakahan • They send a knife or a
tupul,or spear as a gift to the
magpasumbahi is home of the courted
practiced by Tausugs. woman for
• A suitor would inspection.Accepting
threaten to stab his the weapon is
heart while in front of equivalent to accepting
the courted woman's the man's intention
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