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@HananyaNaftali Pagarpar

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@eyebiang Beyond the binignit or the pabasa, the church and its people should take lenten season an opportune to reflect on the many institutional abhorrence it committed besides the petty realities we’re facing.

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For christians (like myself), today marks an important event commemorating the plight of Kristo and his eventual crucifixion almost two millennia ago. But for the non-xtian (Buddhist, Zoroaster, Shinto, Taoist, animist), this is just a normal day. As a colonised territory (1)

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@eyebiang Religion is an institution where its intent is deliberate, and its proponents were conscious of humanity’s moral and philosophical dictates absent from the natural order of things (such as the animals whose only instinct is survival).

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@eyebiang The church participation in the Nazi regime, and many other issues. Now my question, is this what Christ wanting the church to do in the guise of faith? Murderous, supplanting, suppressing, unforgiving even.

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@eyebiang History tells how catholicism religion is anathema to this. Crusades, inquisition, slaughters of indigenous peoples in the Americas, in Goa, the burning of our Baylans bec they simply refused to religious conversion.

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Were our ancestors’ god (or its equivalency) relative or against the dictum of western morals set by this equally perpetual hegemonic institution? Let us seize this moment to pause and reassess. If there is such, then it is time to reassert & pay homage to our precolonial Gods.

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Whose own belief system were deliberately erased at the advent of Spanish conquest and religious inquisition, now is the time to reflect back, to revisit our history, and to reclaim what was duly ours. Was our moral ascendancy similar to theirs? (2)

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Mongolian Throat Singing Demystified -

No one can say for sure when the art form of throat singing began. The historical records mention it as early as Han Dynasty, between 206 – 220 BC. Throat singing then appears in Chinese texts dating in 92 AD. From these accounts, we learn that the northern barbarians who worshipped the wolves sang with a scary roaring sound when they attacked, which scared their enemies. Following a battle, these same men would sit around the fire and whistle from their throats.

Today, throat singing can be heard all over the world, yet Mongolia has perfected the true form as it is performed at its highest level. It is a wonder to behold masters of the form. Locally known as Hoomii—which translates to “base of the palate” in Mongolian—throat singing can produce multiple sounds at the same time, yet is performed without any musical instrument. Performed solo or in an ensemble, the range of possible sounds is created using only the lips, palate, nose, throat, chest, and belly.

You can divide the styles of Hoomii into four different types:

Kharkhiraa: producing a sound coming from the belly of the performer.

Narmai Hoomii: sound generated from the nose.

Shakhai: sound generated from the depths of one’s throat.

Isgeree: a whistle generated from the mouth.

Isgeree can be further divided into three different styles—using the teeth, lips, and palate. The person who can perform all three is considered a master throat singer.

The legendary origin of Hoomii says that, in the ancient times, an orphaned boy was lost within the high mountains among many high cliffs. When the wind blew, the rocks created certain sounds. For three years the boy learned to interact with the nature around him by speaking the natural sounds, and in return the nature helped the boy to survive. And when the boy left the mountains, he started to tell people what he had experienced and taught what he had learned.

It is also said that Mongols don’t whistle in Winter, Spring or at night, because the whistling will increase the wind and will bring the cold. Therefore, Isgeree is performed only in Summer to bring cool air.

Prior to 1950s, only the nomads performed Hoomii amongst themselves. However, with the start of Democracy in Mongolia in the ‘90s, music schools started to teach Hoomii, and people started to experiment with accompanying the singing style with different instruments across various genres of music. In 2010, Hoomii was added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

🎥 : Batzorig Vaanchig - Mongolian Throat Singing (🎥© Martin Rybka - YouTube)

#archaeohistories

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The Meranao Palapa is what remains of our complex and once rich south-east asian food heritage roots.

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@arkhemedes_ Sa trut ni bes?

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Open letter in India calls for withdrawal of go-ahead to prosecute Arundhati Roy https://t.co/NM0k2fAkpj

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Kanang mag storya mo, lami na kaayong dagan pero naay usa sa tapok dikasabot. So need pag translation, ma delatar ang dagan sa cheka.

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@shyblnch Askkk. Da

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Ka yawards ba gyod aning Shanghai ang Tesla mura ramag Vios sa kadaghan.

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@gunsnrosesgirl3 Such a beautiful death.

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@cultureseeker_ @archeohistories Would I know where this map published and the provenance? It would help alot. Thank you.

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@missciri Trut.

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@jervenmatthew @iamguidodavid Noticed this a week ago, too. I wonder where is this coming from. Layo raman ta’s Taal. I surmise, this is coming from nearby industries since there is no or scanty rain to clean the air this past week.

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Iliganons once again convene to renew their annual panata thro this shared creative-ritual processes in preparation of the Iligan City Comedia this Sept 25-26, 2023 at the IMCC Gym. The last time the Comedia shown on stage was in 2016.