REFLCTIVE ESSAY MAGUINDANAO PEARLS

 Sheila Mae S. Deguiñon 
Maguindanao Pearls  

INTRODUCTION 

An ancient Filipino myth called Maguindanao pearls talks about how Sinag-tala, the daughter of Pirang Kawayan, was accused of stealing from Lakambini. Because of that, Sinag-tala died. It was written by Isidro L. Reztizos. 

This blog will discuss how this storyline relates to the actual world, particularly its culture, traditions, and customs.  

BODY 

A basket weaving or a basket weaver made mentioned in the story. It played an important role. The basket weaver can use it for gathering, storage, and preparation of food. They have made basket weaving made up of native grass since 1991. Basket weaving is also known as a rural craft. A basket weaving is as old as the history of a man. It was originated in the Egyptian pyramids. There are three kinds of basket weaving there are coiled, twined, or woven. They depended on covering people's surroundings and changed considerably, from willow to roots, brambles, vines, oak, ash, hazel, bamboo, leaves, straw, rush, and bark. As ornamentation, maidenhair fern branches, horsetail root, red cherry bark, and various grasses used to do basket weaving. Basket weaving is also known as basket crafting or basketry.  

The story mentioned the Pasigan clan. According to my research which is that 181 civilian families

affected by armed hostilities in upland South Upi, Maguindanao, have been led back to their communities. South Upi Mayor Reynalbert Insular remarked that the evacuees could begin to reconstruct their lives with to help of the local government unit (LGU) and military and police agencies. According to Insular, the signing of a peace commitment between 40 Indigenous Peoples (IPs) belonging to numerous Teduray clans and the Omar family in Barangay Lamud in South Upi, Maguindanao, was the most crucial aspect of the process. The Omar clan has been a battle for a long time over who owns large swaths of land in the town. They went through a brief routine before the 57IB returned the evacuees to their homes in military trucks. During the program, the local administration of South Upi asked all parties involved to pledge to maintain peace in the area and prevent future clashes that would result in human displacement. During the same program, the affected families discussed their ideas and feelings regarding the long-running disagreement. 

In the story, it mentioned a pearl. Maguindanao pearls are the most famous in the story. According to purepearls.com, The Romans greatly revered pearls and decreed that only men and women of high birth would wear them. This policy appeared to have reigned throughout most of history, although not necessarily by royal decree. The cost of pearls was so high that most ordinary people were unable to afford them. Sinag-Tala believed that a woman's beauty was determined by whether or not she wore pearls. Her eyes gleamed with awe as she saw the pearls of Lakabini, and her lips slightly paled with yearning. 

The part when Sinag-tala dipped her hand into hot boiling water as she said, if they remainedunblistered and unburned, it meant that gods would found her guiltless and declared her innocence. In a situation similar to the one we looked at, the accused must put his hand to hot boiling water and recover a stone in the desired water experience. The war trial took place between two people who were disagreeing. During the fire experience, the accused was punished for walking a specific distance across red-hot plowshares or gripping a red-hot iron. It was a life or death situation, and The test was one of life or death, and the proof of innocence was survival.  

CONCLUSION 

It shows how the Maguindanao truly valued their ethnics. It also emphasizes how their customs and traditions bounded two typical Filipino women for Maguindanao. They highlighted their love of Filipinos for their families in the story. 

REFERENCE: 
https://www.google.com/search?q=what%20is%20a%20basket%20weaver&oq=what%20is%20a%20basket%20we&aqs=chrome.4.0i512l3j69i57j0i22i30l6.17439j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&fbclid=IwAR3h2GXGWKsV81zAwHNSUssu3zVDcRkT0V0I5uyrMD5yO-9RfOpBuQh9Fco
https://www.purepearls.com/pages/pearl-origins-history-of-cultured-pearls