Filipino culture:"Believing in supernatural beings"

BELIEVING IN SUPERNATURAL BEINGS                   Most early Filipinos believed in worshiping different gods, creatures, and spirits.They appease them through various practices, sacrifices, and rituals.Beliefs in supernatural beings are widespread in the Philippines. Specifically,  namaligno  is a Filipino belief that a disease is caused by an intervention of a supernatural or a mystical being (Abad 2013). A genetic condition which has been associated with having a mystical etiology is Marfan syndrome.  Do you know these creatures?  These are; • ASWANG-  Aswang is an umbrella term for various shape-shifting evil creatures in Filipino folklore, such as vampires, ghouls, witches, viscera suckers, and werebeasts. The Aswang is the subject of a wide variety of myths, stories, arts, and films, as it is well known throughout the Philippines.  • TIKBALANG-  The Tikbalang is a cr...