PHILIPPINE BELIEFS AND SUPERSTITIONS 

FROM WIKIPILIPINAS

Death

• A lingering black butterfly is a sign that one of your relatives just died.
• A falling spider that lands on you is an omen that someone close to you will die.
• Do not form groups of three or thirteen, or one of you will die.
• If a person dreams of having his teeth pulled out, this mean that family member will die.
• Sometimes the soul temporarily leaves the body while in a deep sleep. Rousing a person at this time might kill him.
• When a tree that was planted upon the birth of a child dies, the child will also die.
• It is said that the soul of the deceased returns on the third, the fifth, and the seventh days after death.
• A coffin should be built to fit the corpse; otherwise, a family member of the deceased will soon die.
• Tears must not fall on the dead or on the coffin; this will make the dead person’s journey to the next world a difficult one.
• If someone sneezes at a wake, pinch him lest he join the dead.
• During a wake, never see your visitors off at the door of the chapel or funeral parlor.
• A widow who caresses her dead husband’s face will surely remarry.
• Do not sweep the house until after the burial.
• Always carry the coffin out of the house, church or funeral parlor head first. This prevents the soul of the dead from coming back.
• During the funeral march, a man whose wife is pregnant should not carry the casket. Before going home, he should light up a cigarette from a fire at the cemetery gate in order to shake off the spirits of the dead.
• Digging a hole larger than the coffin will cause an immediate relative to join the deceased in the grave.
• After the coffin has been lowered to the grave, all family members should take a handful of soil, spit on it and throw it in the grave. Doing so will not only bury any evil let behind by the deceased, but also lessen the burden of grief on the family as well.
• After the funeral service, do not go home directly so that the spirit of the dead person will not follow you to your house.
• Never let a child step over an open grave lest the spirit of the dead visit that child.
• Give away your black dresses after one year of mourning to prevent another death in the family.

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PHILIPPINE BELIEFS AND SUPERSTITIONS FROM WIKIPILIPINAS

Wedding

• Brides shouldn’t try on their wedding dress before the wedding day or the wedding will not push through.
• Knives and other sharp and pointed objects are said to be a bad choice for wedding gifts for this will lead to a broken marriage.
• Giving an arinola (chamberpot) as wedding gift is believed to bring good luck to newlyweds.
• Altar-bound couples are accident-prone and therefore must avoid long drives or traveling before their wedding day for safety.
• The groom who sits ahead of his bride during the wedding ceremony will be a hen-pecked husband.
• Rains during the wedding means prosperity and happiness for the newlyweds.
• A flame extinguished on one of the wedding candles means the one whose candle was extinguished will die ahead of the other.
• Throwing rice confetti at the newlyweds will bring them prosperity all their life.
• The groom must arrive before the bride at the church to avoid bad luck.
• Breaking something during the reception brings good luck to the newlyweds.
• The bride should step on the groom’s foot while walking towards the altar if she wants him to agree to her every whim.
• A bride who wears pearls on her wedding will be an unhappy wife experiencing many heartaches and tears.
• Dropping the wedding ring, the veil, or the arrhae during the ceremony spells unhappiness for the couple.
• The member of the couple stands first after the ceremony, will die ahead of the other.
• A bride who cries during the wedding will bring bad luck to the marriage.
• It is bad omen for the newlywed couple if their parents cry during the wedding.
• Upon entering their new home, the couple should go up the stairs alongside each other so that neither one will dominate the other.
• An unwed girl who follows the footprints of a newlywed couple will marry soon.
• If a woman is widowed during the new moon, she will marry again.
• A person who habitually sits at the head of the table during meals will never marry.

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Philippine Beliefs and Superstitions From WikiPilipinas

General Health

• • All windows and doors should be wide open for the laboring mother’s easy delivery.
  • Pregnant women should avoid witnessing an eclipse, so that when born their babies would not have the habit of winking the eyes abnormally.
  • An expectant mother should not act as sponsor in a baptismal ceremony to avoid difficulty in delivering her baby or to avoid the death of the fetus or of the newly baptized child.
  • Sitting on the threshold of the house by a pregnant woman will result in a difficult delivery.
  • Taking pictures of a pregnant woman will cause an abortion or a difficult delivery.
  • An expectant mother should have her house neither constructed nor remodeled to avoid difficulty in delivering her baby.
  • Do not partake of the food being eaten by an expecting mother. If you do, you will either become sleepy or will feel drowsy or sick.
  • The new mother should avoid itchy or scratchy foods like gabi, and round fruits or root crops such as citrus, ube, tugui, and coconut for three weeks so her inner organs can return to normal.
  • Do not leave the ladle on top or inside of the rice kettle, but set it aside until more rice is needed. This is done so that childbirth will not be difficult.
  • A visitor must not sit or stand on the ladder or at the door, but come inside so that delivery will not be hard.
  • The mother should not eat shellfish. These are slippery and if they are taken from the brook, the baby may be expelled from the womb.
  • An expectant mother should not eat fish from pointed shells lest the baby have too much mucus or drool too much.
  • A pregnant woman is not allowed to cut her hair, she will give birth to a bald baby.
  • Pregnant women should not cry because they will suffer a difficult birth, and the baby will become sensitive and a crybaby.
  • Miscarriages only occur during the odd-numbered months of pregnancy.
  • Taking a bath before delivery will hasten the birth of the baby, as well as of the placenta.
  • An expectant mother should not participate in funeral activities. Doing so would endanger the mother and the baby during delivery. If a pregnant woman wears clothes which were hung overnight, the fetus will be affected.
  • It is believed that when denied the food a pregnant mother likes, her child will salivate profusely and will be prone to vomiting.
  • A pregnant woman should eat all the food on her plate, so that when she delivers, everything will come out, leaving her womb clean.
  • A comb is submerged in coconut milk with sugar to make the mother's breast full of milk.

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Philippine Airlines upgrades all Aussie 

flights to Boeing 777

Philippine Airlines will roll out its flagship Boeing 777-300ER on all Australian services from June 30, 2012.

The Boeing 777 will replace the Airbus A330 and A340 currently used on PAL flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Manila.

Philippine Airlines previously used a Boeing 777 on the Sydney-Manila route from 2010, before the aircraft was swapped onto PAL's Vancouver and Tokyo services.

The aircraft sports 42 seats in Mabuhay Class (business class) in a largely 2-3-2 layout.

Designed by Recaro, each is 20 inches wide with a 78 inch seat pitch. The lie-flat seats recline up to 150 degrees.

In economy or Fiesta Class there are 328 seats of 18.5 inch width and a pitch of 33-34 inches.

A Panasonic inflight entertainment system offers audio and video on demand in every seat, with USB ports for keeping your smartphone or tablet powered up during the flight. 

How PAL's split schedule works

Philippine Airlines will adopt a split schedule for flights between Sydney, Melbourne and Manila, with morning and evening departures and the ability to fly non-stop from both Sydney and Melbourne depending on the day of the week.

Flight PR210 will operate Melbourne-Sydney-Manila on the mornings of Tuesday, Friday and Saturday (departing Melbourne at 8.10am, with a stop-over at Sydney which departs 11.15am, arriving into Manila at 5.40pm the same day).

Flight PR212 will operate Sydney-Melbourne-Manila on Wednesday and Sunday evenings – departing Sydney 8.20pm, then down to Melbourne for an 11.35pm departure, with wheels-down at Manila slated for 5.35am the next day.
next day).

So, for a direct flight out of Sydney you'll want to book PR210 on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Direct flights form Melbourne call for PR212 on Wednesday or Sunday.

The return legs are

• PR209: Manila-Melbourne-Sydney on the evenings of Monday, Thursdays and Fridays – departing Manila at 8.40pm, arriving Melbourne at 6.40am next day, then into Sydney at 9.45am.
• PR211: Manila-Sydney-Melbourne on Wednesday and Sunday mornings – departing Manila at 8.50am, landing in Sydney at 6.50pm the same day, and Melbourne at 9.50pm.

For full details and bookings contact Forex Travel Australia on Phone: 02 8777 0000

TOLL FREE: 1300 136 739 or visit http://www.forextravel.com.au/.

Philippine Beliefs and Superstitions From WikiPilipinas

Pregnancy (Part one)

• All windows and doors should be wide open for the laboring mother’s easy delivery.
• Pregnant women should avoid witnessing an eclipse, so that when born their babies would not have the habit of winking the eyes abnormally.
• An expectant mother should not act as sponsor in a baptismal ceremony to avoid difficulty in delivering her baby or to avoid the death of the fetus or of the newly baptized child.
• Sitting on the threshold of the house by a pregnant woman will result in a difficult delivery.
• Taking pictures of a pregnant woman will cause an abortion or a difficult delivery.
• An expectant mother should have her house neither constructed nor remodeled to avoid difficulty in delivering her baby.
• Do not partake of the food being eaten by an expecting mother. If you do, you will either become sleepy or will feel drowsy or sick.
• The new mother should avoid itchy or scratchy foods like gabi, and round fruits or root crops such as citrus, ube, tugui, and coconut for three weeks so her inner organs can return to normal.
• Do not leave the ladle on top or inside of the rice kettle, but set it aside until more rice is needed. This is done so that childbirth will not be difficult.
• A visitor must not sit or stand on the ladder or at the door, but come inside so that delivery will not be hard.
• The mother should not eat shellfish. These are slippery and if they are taken from the brook, the baby may be expelled from the womb.
• An expectant mother should not eat fish from pointed shells lest the baby have too much mucus or drool too much.
• A pregnant woman is not allowed to cut her hair, she will give birth to a bald baby.
• Pregnant women should not cry because they will suffer a difficult birth, and the baby will become sensitive and a crybaby.
• Miscarriages only occur during the odd-numbered months of pregnancy.
• Taking a bath before delivery will hasten the birth of the baby, as well as of the placenta.
• An expectant mother should not participate in funeral activities. Doing so would endanger the mother and the baby during delivery. If a pregnant woman wears clothes which were hung overnight, the fetus will be affected.
• It is believed that when denied the food a pregnant mother likes, her child will salivate profusely and will be prone to vomiting.
• A pregnant woman should eat all the food on her plate, so that when she delivers, everything will come out, leaving her womb clean.
• A comb is submerged in coconut milk with sugar to make the mother's breast full of milk.

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Ang Pinaka: Katakatakang Phobias (Unbelievable Phobias)

Here are the top 10 “katakatakang phobias” or unbelievable phobias. Weird but true.


#10 – Fear of growing old and old people

#9 – Fear of mirrors

#8 – Fear of dirt

#7 – Fear of bald people

#6 – Fear of menstruation

#5 – Fear of the number “666″

#4 – Fear of the number “13″

#3 – Fear of sex

#2 – Fear of wind

#1 – Fear of being buried alive

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