The Concept of Time According to Pre-Colonial Filipinos

[kagalingan]

Ito yung mga gusto ko nababasa mga truths about pre-colonial.....



The Concept of Time According to Pre-Colonial Filipinos

Time for our ancestors was defined by nature itself. Everything that surrounded them – from chirping bird, movement of stars and the growth of plants – was sufficient enough to give signs and timing on when they will conduct specific activities and celebrate events. It made the early Filipino sensitive to the language of nature and how they could respond to it. This natural process can seem confusing to some modern Filipinos and is therefor usually brushed off as unreliable. The moment colonization began, time has never been the same for us as the Gregorian calendar system was integrated in the Philippines on October 5, 1582. Since then Spanish terms like “Ano” (Year), “Linggo or Domingo” (Week) replaced our native time markers. The introduction of clocks (horasan and later coined as orasan) and watches widen our units of time with hours, minutes and seconds. Ultimately this led to the vanishing of our own system of time as we immersed ourselves in the European methods of time.

[K.I.L.L.]

I like reading this sort of stuff. Thanks for sharing.

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[yebo]

the article forgets the arab/muslim influence. for surely with the islamization of mindanao they already had the concept of a 7-day week, a 28-day month, and 13 month year with the use of the islamic calendar.

or how about the chinese calendar? the peoples of luzon and the visayas had been trading with china for centuries even before the portuguese landed in batavia or when magellan even thought of going west to reach the east.

and there is always the moon. not to mention the (normal) 28-day cycle of a woman's menstrual period.

poets should never write history.

[kagalingan]

na-excite talaga ako pag precolonial usapan. Advanced na pala dati

mga mokong talaga yun nagsabi na backward daw , jungle living savage mga nauna dito sa luzviminda....

kung pwede yung ganito dapat gawin films...documentary....

[minicarph]

tapos habang nanonood ka ng documentary, ang ulam mo swet and sour Lapu-Lapu

[yebo]

^^^ take your meds! your multiple personalities are coming out at the same time na eh!

[Yatta]

Shhh guys, never interrupt someone having a conversation with themselves.

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[shadow]

Parang tanga ka naman yata kung sa Nature ka pa rin umasa for the time of the day


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[oj88]

Good luck being on time...

for work...
for a meeting...
greeting somebody on their birthday, anniversary...
taking your next set of meds...
...etc, etc, etc.

...without a MODERN and SCIENTIFIC concept of time.

[yebo]

Parang tanga ka naman yata kung sa Nature ka pa rin umasa for the time of the day


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"yata" talaga yan ha hindi "yatta" na nag post before you hehehe (sowing intrigue!)

eh kung may dalang sundial?

[shadow]

"yata" talaga yan ha hindi "yatta" na nag post before you hehehe (sowing intrigue!)

eh kung may dalang sundial?

Lol hinde ko napansin na meron pala tayo member na "yatta" meron sundial na wristwatch diba?



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[dr. d]

Parang tanga ka naman yata kung sa Nature ka pa rin umasa for the time of the day


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without electricity, watch or cellphone, we'd have to.
it's still standard knowledge material in scouting.
besides, it's fun!