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Filipino CultureThe Philippines is a band of islands running north to south between the South China Sea and the Philippine Sea. The country lies to the south of Taiwan, the east of Vietnam and to the north of Indonesia. Prior to colonization by the West in the 16th century, the Philippines consisted primarily of individual tribes. With the Spanish takeover, these tribes were either conquered or converted to Catholicism and brought under the secular rule of the Spanish crown and the spiritual rule of the Roman pontiff. This paper will describe the cultural experience of what is still today Catholic Philippines and what that experience is like.
The Philippines is very much a combination of Eastern and Western cultures, as it consists of an Asian people who have been settled and colonized by Western societies for centuries. Thus, there is a major Catholic presence and culture in the Philippines that is as much a part of the dominant culture as Catholicism is in South and Central America. According to the country's 2014 census, 90% of Filipinos are Christian (Philipppines in Figures, 2014). The origin of this major Catholic group in the Philippines begins with the arrival of the Spanish...
They are the ones who brought the religion of the West to the Philippines. The Spanish ruled the region for nearly 3 centuries, introducing European art and architecture, churches, schools, and ways of life to the islands. A predominant Spanish style is still very much evident in the daily life and structures of the Philippines.
The Spanish-Catholic culture in the Philippines started with the arrival Magellan, the famous explorer who sailed East for the Spanish crown. The ruler of Cebu converted to the religion of Magellan, prompting wars among the natives. More settlers from Spain arrived and turned the Philippines into New Spain in much the same way the Englanders turned parts of North America into New England. The Spanish incorporated the feudal system into life in the Philippines. The King of Spain was considered king of the Philippines and governed via a representative of the crown. This lasted until the 20th century when the Spanish-American War brought the U.S. into control of the Philippines, which did not sit well with much of the Filipino Catholic population.
In the 20th century, the Philippines went through a cultural change as much of the world…
The possibility that such attention was paid to these event in earlier times in European cultures is obvious but absent from modern representations of rites of passage. What can be interesting is the correlation between the two rites of passage discussed here, the "sweet 16" party and the Quinceanera and their similarities to weddings. Because weddings are expected to be delayed, more so in U.S. culture but also in
Colonization of the Philippines The Philippines historically suffered under Spanish rule prior to its annexation by the United States. However, American colonization of the region, while pledged to be altruistic, proved to support a hidden agenda of gaining an Asian territory of military and social importance, similar in the imperialistic tradition of major European countries. The acquisition of the Philippines was met with strong opposition by Filipinos charging the U.S. presence
The Martyred Priests of the Philippine Revolution: Gomburza In the annals of Philippine history, the names of Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora (collectively known as Gomburza) stand as enduring symbols of the struggle for independence and social justice. Their martyrdom on February 17, 1872, ignited a fire that would eventually lead to the Philippine Revolution (Agoncillo, 1990, p. 215). Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora were prominent Filipino priests in the mid-19th
960). Just as American Imperialists exerted violent pressure to keep control of the islands they wished to inhabit, exploit and control for their own self-interest, the Japanese Imperialists exercised an equal and "undeniable harshness" in its reign over Korea (Schmid, p. 960). But the killing of persons was not the only way to exert power. There was also the killing of a sense of nationalistic pride. Nationalism, it should be
This has come about as more knowledge is being provided to mothers about health education and family planning. Health workers are starting to work harder at educating women about their health and safety, and intervening more often to protect women's health and prevent dangerous forms of contraception including self-induced abortion (Olenick, 2000). Women living in rural areas still generally have more children and give birth to more live babies
The emphasis on social stability, as seen in many institutions' suspicion regarding social change, can lead to the perpetuation of social inequality. In some instances, there is even a stronger link between religion and power structures. The caste system in India privileges the rights of the priestly class. However, political leaders in India have also formed strong ties with the Brahmin class. These ties serve to "legitimize" the power in