Filipino Mythology of the Day

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Anit

In Bagobo mythology, Anit is a malevolent spirit who causes misfortune to whoever laughs at animals or at defects of human beings.

Source: Upland Bagobo Narratives, recorded with the help of Bagobo friends and translated with the assistance of Saddam Pagayaw by E. Arsenio Manuel (1962)

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   I love that… I might just teach my children that, cause I just CAN’T have a heartless child >:(

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    Uh-oh.

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