History of Sisig

 

sisig Kapampangan

Sísig, the Kapampangan dish now famous all over the Philippines, was originally defined by Diego Bergaño in his 1732 Vocabulario de la Lengua Pampanga as a “salad, including green papaya, or green guava eaten with a dressing of salt, pepper, garlic and vinegar.”

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Mama: The dying practice of Kapampangan betel chewing

Pamagmamâ is the dying Kapampangan tradition of betel chewing that is still practiced among the old folks in remote villages far removed from the urban centers. To see two young Kapampangan culture-bearers, the twins Tito and Toti Tanganco, carrying out this practice in the Kapampangan urban center of Angeles City is indeed quite rare and unusual. 

Kapampangan Culture Bearers

Kambal Tito Tanganco demonstrates the dying art of preparing mamâ, the Kapampangan practice of betel chewing.

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Kapampangan Tattoo

Marlon Maristela, a young Kapampangan cultural advocate and tattoo artist of Angeles City considers tattoing a religion and a way of life. His tattoos in the indigenous Kapampangan script (Kulitan) has created a new wave of interest in the use and revival of this pre-colonial heritage among the Kapampangan youth.

A tattoo of Zu in the indigenous Kapampangan script (Kulitan) by Marlon Maristela

Zu's Tattoo by Marlon Maristela written in the indigenous Kapampangan script (Kulitan - Sulat Kapampangan).

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Kapampangan Spirituality

Nû: The Universal Force
Sapang Takui falls at the heart of Bunduk Alaya

Before the coming of the Spaniards, Kapampangans believed in a Universal force known as Nû. This force permeates and sustains all beings. It is generated by them yet at the same time is independent of them. It is immanent and yet transcendent.

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Kapampangan Philosophy

ALÁYA: The Kapampangan Spirit

Dharmachakra

"Pilan lang yâtang sîsimbul,
Ibat qng macapabúsal?
Dápot dumúgang alî ya,
Nung alî mû qng ALÂ YA."

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