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Pangangaluluwa. By: Alecs Carreon , Mai Castel, Margaux Chincuanco , Pat Coronel, Celina Cruz, Tin Fontanilla & Marielle Pelayo. H i st o ry & Or i g i ns. H i st o ry & Or i g i ns. ‘ Pangangaluluwa ’ meaning : ‘ ghost visit or haunting ’ When :
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Pangangaluluwa By: AlecsCarreon, Mai Castel, MargauxChincuanco, Pat Coronel, Celina Cruz, Tin Fontanilla&MariellePelayo
History & Origins ‘Pangangaluluwa’ meaning: • ‘ghostvisit or haunting’ When: • Daysbefore and afterNovember 1 and 2 Where: • Los Baños, Batangas, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, Quezon, various provinces of the Philippines
History & Origins Sincewhen: • As early as the Spanish occupation • (when the new Christians’ music evolved to include extra-liturgical services wheretheyperformed music thattheypreferred over the Latin music in church) Who: • (Mostly) young people dressed in white or draped in white sheetsthatform a musical group that is named a “pangangaluluwa”
History & Origins • What: • Pangangaluluwa is pretending to be the wandering souls of the dead by young men and women while going from house to house begging for prayers and alms as they sing songs • For example: • Pangangaluluwa song “PitongSakit” was popular in Tiaong, Quezon; “Palimos”; “Malaya Lola”
Lyrics Kaluluwa’ydumaratalSa tapatngDurungawanKampanilya’ytinatantayGinigisingangmgabuhayKung kamipo’ylilimusanDali-dalianpolamangBakakamimapagsarhanNg pinto ngkalangitanKaluluwakamingtambingSa purgatoryonanggalingPalimospo!
Purpose Why: • The“pangangaluluwa” group is to represent the dead people going to each house asking for alms and prayers from the living. They are also the representatives for the souls stuck in purgatory that ask for small gifts from the houses that they do visit.
PresentStatus • Status: • Seldom practiced anymore. • It is said that some still practice this tradition in far provinces. • Reason: • Some say that people are tired of giving alms because others took advantage of the situation and stole things (especially food and animals) from the backyard.
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