Anito

Anito

Anito is the collective name for Pre-Hispanic belief system/s that existed in the Philippines. It is also the name for spirits, which may include deceased ancestors and nature-spirits or "diwatas". Native Filipinos usually keep idols to represent these spirits and to ask guidance and even magical protection. Although the belief seems to have vanished, Filipinos may have incorporated it into Folk Catholicism.

In popular culture

Anito is also a name of a computer game in the Philippines by Anino Entertainment. Released in November 2003 with the full title "Anito: Defend A Land Enraged", it is a single-player role-playing game set 16th century Asia in the Philippines. When Datu Maktan, leader of the Mangatiwala tribe and the land's most influential peacemaker, mysteriously disappears, it is up to his children Agila and Maya to find him and restore the delicate peace that their father has kept in balance, before conflicting forces tear the land apart.

ee also

*Ancestor Worship
*Bathala
*Day of the Dead
*Diwata
*Folk Christianity
*Philippine Mythology
*Anino


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