The Many Stories of the Banana (Part I)
Filipinos have composed the tale, time and again. In addition to illuminating the psychological fact, the larger cultural beliefs, and how they changed over time were reflected in the details.
Read MoreThe Master of Bees: The Batak tribe's social relationship with nature
Those who do not forget the finiteness of nature's productions, sophisticatedly align themselves at the foot of the panya'en (spirits), as a friend to the forest.
Read MoreThe Age of Grass & Men: The resilient Adlai of Subanen
Faring forth with their surroundings, humans observed the alchemical magic of growth and began to assist it. When seeds fall to the earth, new life springs forth. With this observation, the human farmer was born, and the world was his teacher.
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