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RE: Marriage, Traditions, & Superstitions of the Philippines
Unfortunately, I think a lot of this is no longer followed. The Philippines of today is a lot different and heavily influenced by other cultures, especially the west. A lot of these traditions and beliefs are no longer followed or even known in today's filipino culture.
My wife is filipino as well and we currently live in the Philippines. It's a very different place now.
Youre right @wordtraveler, Im from philippines too. We can only see these things in books, although there are few who still followed it but majority were already influenced by the new generation.
I specifically asked my wife about some of these, and she says there are still some who follow some of the older traditions.
Yeah there is and its kind of good though at least filipino culture and tradition will still be observe and not be forgotten.
Yep, Im sure there are still families who observe old traditions, but unfortunately they are no longer the majority and probably more provincial. The rapid growth of the Philippines, especially in the cities have changed the culture dramatically. 9 out of 10 people that I have showed your post to have not heard of a majority or even all of the traditions mentioned above, with the 10th person only knowing about them because they read about it previously. I attend at least 1-2 weddings a month and the traditions you mention above do not exist. Sponsors are no longer just friends and family and in some cases include influential people and associates who can benefit the couple (and im not just speaking financially, but in experience as well - such as a couple who has been married for a long time who can provide guidance and advice.) Brides nowaday, would not be caught dead putting on a dress they have not tried on previously; and If your lucky, the wedding ceremony will last a few hours, because as soon as the meal is complete, most guests will start leaving, and this is only to name a few.
I'm not saying you are wrong or that what you say is not true. Im just saying that like most things in this world, times have changed and unfortunately traditions, superstitions, and beliefs such as the one's you have mentioned are only a memory in a vast part of the majority - and this of course is unfortunate.
I think we expressed what you are saying 3 or 4 times in the article.
Like any cultural traditions they change with the times. We decided to write a piece on some of the traditional aspects instead of the modern ones, and I thought we expressed that clearly in the article, or no?
And yes I would say asking people from the city vs province will have a huge impact on the kind of responses you get. Jenelyn is from the province (matag-ob, leyte to be precise) so our writings will almost always be based off those experiences and knowledge.
Worry not, Duterte will bring back the good times ;)
Duterte scares me a little bit :)
Yup you are correct, that is why I used the word traditions and traditional and emphized westernization in our post.
My wife is also Filipina, we will be going back in Feb.
Many of the superstitions are for sure still prevalent though, you would know that haha