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RARE VIDEO OF ILOILO IN 1941 JUST BEFORE THE ADVENT OF WORLD WAR II
NOTICE: The caryatids of Arroyo Fountain in front of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol are fully clothed now as demanded by the conservative locales of Iloilo.
Archival video of Iloilo, taken in 1941 by Herman George Eiden (1921–1942), machinist’s mate third class of the USS Houston, which is now part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections. It features life in the waterfront, street scenes on Ledesma Street, the Provincial Building of Iloilo and Muelle Loney, among others.
Supernatural beings known as the Bawa have lips that hang so widely that they conceal their faces. They can appear as a chicken and use the sound of a cackling to announce their presence. Additionally, they have the ability to change into a dog, pig, cow, or stone. If left alone, the Bawa are said to be harmless. However, they have the ability to wring a man's or carabao's neck, which makes them extremely vicious once injured.
The Bawa (or Baua) is a mythical, bird-like creature from Western Visayas (specifically Kinaray-a mythology in Antique) that lives in a sky cave called Calulundan, guarded by blue smoke. It causes eclipses by swallowing the moon when food is scarce, typically two or three times a year.
Key Details about the Bawa:
Behavior: It is described as a giant bird.
Eclipse Belief: When the Bawa eats the moon, it causes a lunar eclipse.
Defense: People traditionally played music or made noise to force the creature to release the moon.
Distinction: It is distinct from the Bakunawa, which is a sea-serpent dragon, though both are associated with consuming the moon in Philippine folklore.
It is not to be confused with the Popobawa, a shapeshifting, bat-like demon from Zanzibar.
