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the word
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Courtship, Dating,
and Marriage
Family is the foundation of society
which is primarily responsible for
shaping the lives of its members.
Were you able to ask them
their love story?

Do you know how your

parents met and formed your
family?
LOVE and INFATUATION
 LOVE
Devotion
"Grow into"
Feeling of security
Lasting
In love with a person
"I love you"
Strengthened by time
Based on shared experiences, beliefs or
attitudes
Not Jealous
Know you can wait to marry
Friends as well as lovers
Wants what's best for the other person
INFATUATION
An emotion
"Fall into"
Feeling of uncertainty
Temporary
In love with love
"I want you"
Weakened by time
Based on physical attraction or
popularity
Inability to trust
Based on sex
No real friendship
Wants what's best for themselves
Is the state of being completely
carried away by unreasoning
passion or love; addictive love
Is admiration for someone while not
recognizing that person's flaws
Is a feeling of likeness to someone
in a short period of time
Usually lasts for only a short time,
few weeks or maybe a few
months.
Can be described as
a feeling of intense
affection for
someone is based on
a true desire for the
other person's best
interests.
Is admiration for someone that
may include the desire to get to
know that person better
Usually takes place in the form of
infatuation or crush
Courtship
Courtship is the period in a
couple's relationship which
precedes their engagement
and marriage.
Courtship is also a
test of
compatibility
between the two
persons.
Courtship is an
opportunity to know
the background of each
other, including the
family where each one
belongs.
Different Traditional Practices
of Courtship in the Philippines
 ILOCOS REGION

Tapat -serenading (harana)

"to be in front of the
woman's house"
TAGALOG REGION
Balagtasan -The suitor
begins singing a romantic
song, and then the courted
lady responds by singing,
too.
LUZON Rooster Courtship
The rooster is assigned to be the
"negotiator", wherein the male
chicken is left to stay in the home
of the courted to crow every
single morning for the admired
lady's family.
 BULACAN

Naninilong “serenading
from the basement"
 BATANGAS

Gestures and Actions

■ Serenading with Tagalog love songs
accompanied by a guitar
■ Doing household chores
■ Pay respect to the woman's parents by
saying "Mano po.”
 PANGASINAN
Taga-amo means "tamer"
■ is a form of love potion or
charm
■ Palabas means "show or drama"
The suitor pretends to commit
suicide
 KALINGA
Ca-i-sing (Ifugaos)
Ebgan (Kalingas)
Pangis (Tingguians)
■ A man and a woman are separated into "houses."
■ The house for the males is called ato, while the house
for females is known as the olog or agamang.
 PALAWAN
Pasaguli
■ Love riddles
■ To assess the sentiments of the parents of
both suitor and the woman Pabalic /
Pabalik is done to settle the price in a form
of dowry that will be received by the
woman from the courting man.
 CEBU
■ Balak (serenade) Love letters (sent
through a trusted friend or relative of
the woman)
■ Presents (to the woman and her
relatives)
■ Love potions
 LEYTE
Pangagad | Paninilbihan
■ The suitor accomplishes household and
farm chores for the family of the woman
(approximately 1 year before they get
married).
■ Subok - a trial or test period for the serving
suitor.
TAUSUGS of MINDANAO
■ Palabas, sarakahan tupul, or magpasumbahi
■ A suitor would threaten to stab his heart while
in front of the courted woman's father. If the
father of the woman refuses to give her daughter's
hand, the suitor is smitten by a knife.
BAGOBOS of MINDANAO

Send a knife or a spear as a gift to the

home of the courted woman for
inspection. Accepting the weapon is
equivalent to accepting the man's
romantic intention and advances.