Hi steemians! today im gonna talked about the famous urban legends in Cebu that contributes to its oral history. Enjoy :')
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Urban Legends are stories that are charged to be valid yet have practically no supporting proof. They for the most part begin in little circles and are then spread in different structures. Urban Legends are normally told with a tinge of riddle and interest keeping in mind the end goal to inspire a decent reaction. What's more, regularly, in light of their temperament, these stories advance as they are passed starting with one individual then onto the next. Cebu has its own offer of confusing, interesting, and in some cases alarming urban legends. Here are 10 of the most well known ones:
#1.MINDA MORA (UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS)
It is said that Minda Mora was a phase performing artist. She was youthful and wonderful. Resolved to become well known in the neighborhood scene, she strived to exceed expectations in her specialty. One night, after a performance practice which finished late at the social focal point of the University of San Carlos, catastrophe struck. She was assaulted and later killed by three security work force.
Minda Mora adored the stage so much her soul never left when she passed on. It is said that individuals who were seen annoying an anxious or unpracticed entertainer amid a phase execution later passed on awful passings days after the execution.
Students pestering or making reckless remarks amid dramatic exhibitions at the social community because of a paranoid fear of inciting Minda Mora.
#2.ALYAS WAWAY (PRISONER)
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According to reports, Warlito Toledo assumed name Waway was a sentenced attacker in 2002. He was sent to jail however he figured out how to get away. Individuals say this was on the grounds that the cops enabled him to go out during the evening, go into houses that intrigue him, and execute everybody inside.
It is said that he particularly got a kick out of the chance to target pregnant ladies. In the event that passage is unimaginable, it is said that Waway would spit on the shoes of the general population who live in the house and return at a lucky time to complete his errand. Notwithstanding an idiot proof manhunt, it is said that the police couldn't get Waway due to his charm which empowers him to change his hairdo freely and anticipate identification.
Due to the Waway unnerve,home owners never again left shoes and essentially a wide range of footwear outside the house. At the stature of the panic, kids went home early and the city lanes were at that point discharge after nine.
#3.SIGBIN (BEAST)
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According to stories, the Sigbin is an animal that generally shows up amid the Holy Week. It would appear that a hornless goat with huge ears that fold when energized or distraught. Different stories show that it would appear that a kangaroo. Sigbins typically get a kick out of the chance to devour charcoal. They radiate a ghastly stench.
without charcoal, Sigbins target youthful kids with crisp and clean blood. Sigbins don't physically assault their casualties. They taste their casualty's blood by assaulting the casualty's shadow.
Households with youthful kids get ready sacks of charcoal outside the primary entryway amid the Holy Week to keep the Sigbin from hurting the youthful individuals from the family.
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#4.MARIA CACAO (MANANGA BRIDGE)
MARIA CACAO and HER GALLEON
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Maria Cacao was a goddess who stayed in the upperground of Talisay. She and her significant other Mangao possessed an immense ranch of cacao. Maria Cacao and Mangao were outstanding merchants. Amid reap season, they would handle the Mananga River on their vessel to take their create to the lungsod.
During one stormy season, when the waterway water was uncommonly high, the pole of Maria Cacao's vessel hit a wooden scaffold. The bustling scaffold was in a split second demolished and various individuals were killed. Talisaynons avoided the couple in light of the occurrence. The couple ended up hermitic and in the long run, they were never observed again. Now, some Talisaynons who lives along the Mananga River swear that they can in any case at times observe the light at the highest point of the pole of a passing vessel amid reap months.
During the stormy season, drivers who cross the Mananga Bridge for the most part beep their auto horn as an indication of regard to Maria Cacao and Mangao.
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#5.LAPU-LAPU'S BOW AND ARROW (OPON,LAPU-LAPU)
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During the term of Rito de la Serna (1929-1933,) the development of a landmark respecting Datu Lapu-Lapu was endorsed by the Municipal Council of Opon. The statue was holding a bow and bolt with the bolt pointing towards the metropolitan corridor. Only half a month after the fulfillment of the statue, Rito de la Serna passed on. Rito de la Serna was supplanted by his nephew Gregorio de la Serna. At some point in 1937, the more youthful de la Serna was not ready to finish his term since he additionally passed on in office.
After the demise of the two de la Sernas, Simeon Amodia assumed control over the position. Be that as it may, Amodia, as well, kicked the bucket in office in 1937. Because of these passings, individuals started to associate these passings to the statue.
Mariano Dimataga turned into the new CEO of Opon. One of his first activities was the remodel of the statue of Lapu-Lapu. The bow and bolt were evacuated set up of a wooden pestle. A few people trust this adequately ceased the 'revile' as Dimataga stayed in his situation for a long time until his retirement in 1968.
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#6.ROBINA'S TWIN (ROBINSON MALL)
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Robina Gokongwei-Pe is the oldest offspring of John Gokongwei. The more established Gokongwei is the originator of JG Summit Holdings, Inc. Their other organization Universal Robina Corporation was named after her. What individuals didn't know is that Robina had a twin sibling named Robinson. Robinson, be that as it may, was half man-half snake. To fulfill Robinson's requirement for blood and tissue, the family chose to assemble the Robinsons stores and shopping centers.
Robinson would visit women's fitting rooms and restrooms. He particularly got a kick out of the chance to exploit lovely ladies. As per a few sources, he likewise loved youthful kids. One gossip even showed that on-screen character Alice Dixson was once stole by Robinsons however he experienced passionate feelings for her and she wasn't hurt.
The story turned out to be exceptionally well known in the 1990s. In spite of the fact that the story was unfathomable, numerous individuals really trusted it. As per a few insiders, the gossip incredibly influenced the activity of Robinsons stores and shopping centers.
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#7.Kugtong (GENERAL MILLING. OPON)
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Local people of the island city of Lapu-Lapu know too well the account of a grouper angle living under a processing organization. The fish is said to be big to the point that it can gulp down a man. A few people would state that it has extremely sharp teeth and scales supposedly on the grounds that it transformed because of the natural waste results of the processing organization. A variety of this story expresses that the proprietors consider the fish fortunate and that it is bolstered a live individual to keep acquiring business plenitude.
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#8.Cat Siopao(COLON)
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One well known urban legend in Cebu City goes back to the Second World War when meat was difficult to find. Because of the shortage of pork, feline meat was as far as anyone knows utilized by siopao producers in Colon. The story kept on spreading even after the war.
Be that as it may, this specific urban legend may have come about because of the competition of two siopao producers who needed to criticize each other by making decrying comments about the siopao of each other. These remarks were inevitably continued even after the war. It soon advanced into the utilization of feline meat for the siopao.
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#9.Leon Kilat(ANTING-ANTING)
Pantaleon Villegas, commonly known as Leon Kilat, was one of the pioneers of the Philippine rebellion in the Visayas. While he was considered in Negros Oriental, he drove Filipino progressives against the Spaniards in Cebu. Stories ascended on how he is resistant to shots and the way he moves speedy beginning with one place then onto the following. He likely wore charms that empowered him to repel shots.
Stories furthermore created showing that he kept a sigbin to empower him to move brisk beginning with one place then onto the following. He likely can fight against the Spaniards in Cebu around the same time before moving back to where he experienced childhood in Negros the next day.
#10.Santo Niño.(ADVENTUROUS)
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A couple who have live in the mountain barangay in cebu has lost their carabao one day. That night, as they were preparing to supplicate at the mollifying table, they saw that their Santo Niño statue was no more. The following day, they were dazed to see their carabao outside the house. As appeared by one neighbor, he saw the carabao go before his home. He said that a youthful individual was riding on the back of the creature. That night, as they were getting ready to rest, they saw that their Santo Niño was back. They besides watched that the vestment of the statue was stacked with thorns (amorseco.) The couple expected that it was the Santo Niño who brought their carabao back.
There are distinctive translations of the story. Some claim that the photograph now housed at the Basilica would every so often vanish late around evening. Also, the following morning, the statue would bafflingly return with untidy shoes and vestments. Cakes and toys can additionally be seen littered inside the glass case.
Enthusiasts of the Santo Niño accept that these stories essentially show the likelihood of the Niño. That he is, afterall, a kid. This lights up why fans give the photograph kids' blessings like desserts, normal things, toys, and youths' pieces of attire. Truly, an entire collecting of probably the most costly displays for the Niño are starting at now showed up at the Santo Niño Museum.
Urban legends are stories with darken birthplaces that have been retold through ages. There might be a few minor departure from the stories relying upon who is the storyteller, yet these just exhibit the inventiveness of the creative energy of Cebuanos.