Captivating Capiz-PANITAN- Founded in 1621 by the malay brothers Danao and Dalhog, Panitan prides itself as one of the oldest town is Capiz. Its original settlement was at Sitio Capul-an, near the bank of lake Danao. It was only after the Spanish colonization, that it was transferred to its present location.Legends tell how the town got its name. Once of the most accepted traditions tells of a groups of Spaniard passed by a group of natives peeling off the bank of the tree presumably to be dried for firewood. Pcomo se llama el pueblo este lugar? asked the Spaniards thinking that they were asked what they were doing, they answered back without hesitations.. P A N I T A N, meaning to peel off. So, from then on.PANITAN became the official name of the village as listed by the Spanish overlords.Panitan has been led by many great men and women, since Spanish times they have molded Panitan into what it has become today.Panitan is a breathtakingly beautiful town-its sights and sounds, its people and history. Panitan truly is one of Capiz‘s prized gems. Panitan is 45 minutes away from Ivisan. And 25 minutes away from Roxas City.
Capiz town of aswang?
Is it a Fact or just a Fiction?
When we say CAPIZ, what is the first thing that comes into your mind? Aswang(super natural creature)- The origin of aswang comes from:
Western Visayas region of Capiz is the subject or focus of many aswangs, and other types of mythological creatures such as ghosts (multo), goblins, ghouls, manannagal, witches (mangkukulam), giant horse men (tikbalang) and other stories, often covered by national tabloids.
Capizis rumoured to have a number of aswangs and covens of witches Superstitious folk who believe in their existence can still be found in these parts. They typically adorn windows, rooms, etc. with garlic bulbs, holy water, etc. which supposedly repels these creatures. Aswangs have the ability to transform into other shapes as for a dog, a bat and/or a snake. The myth of the aswang is popular in the Western Visayan regions such as Capiz, Iloilo and Antique. In the town of Capiz, Panitan, another type of aswang is believed to exist, which they refer to as the Dangga or Agitot. This type of aswangis typically funny because some say it is a handsome gay man that hunts women during the night and eats fresh blood like a vampire. But its existence cannot be properly supported by evidence.
The trademark or major feature of Aswangs which distinguish them from other Filipino mythological creatures is their propensity to replace stolen cadavers with the trunk of a banana tree carved in the cadaver’s likeness. They are also said to like to eat small children. Their favourite body parts are the liver and heart, and they are known to be viscera suckers.
How to recognize an aswang
It is said that an Aswang can be revealed, with the use of a bottle of a special oil made from coconut and mixed with certain plant stems upon which special prayers were said. When an Aswangcomes near or walks outside the house at night, the oil is supposed to boil and continue boiling until the aswang leaves the area. They are also said to abhor garlic.
Do you Believe?
There are some testimonials of other persons that they’ve encountered ASWANG in there life, but they dont have a strong evidence that aswang is existing today. It’s up to you if you are going to believe that Aswang is existing here in capiz. there also rumours that the famous town of aswang is in the PANIT-AN capiz. but I am from Panitan and for the 19 years of life that I’m staying in the said place I’ve never encounter an so called Aswang. So i believe that aswang is not existing.
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