local conditions and customs
Philippines
Around the 14th century, some separatist kingdoms composed of indigenous tribes and Malay immigrants emerged in the Philippines, with the most famous being the Sulu Kingdom, which emerged in the 1470s. In 1521, Magellan led a Spanish expedition to the Philippine Islands. Afterwards, Spain gradually occupied the Philippines and ruled for over 300 years. On June 12, 1898, the Philippines declared independence. [2] After the Spanish American War of the same year, it became a territory of the United States. [2] It was occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. After the end of World War II, the Philippines once again became a colony of the United States. On July 4, 1946, the Philippines gained independence.
clothing：
Around the 16th century, Filipinos mostly wore clothes made of cotton and hemp fibers. The jacket worn by men is called "Kanggang", with no collar and short sleeves. The lower body is wrapped around the abdomen with a cloth called "Baha", and the hem of the jacket is slightly lower than the waist. The color of clothes is mostly blue or black, with only those wearing red. In the 21st century, Filipino middle and upper class people often wear suits, while ordinary people wear relatively simple clothes. Men wear shirts on the upper body, prefer white, and suit pants on the lower body; Women like to wear collarless dresses. Most young people wear Western style leather shoes, while the elderly still wear slippers made of wood, hemp, or grass.
Filipino Muslim men wear short coats and wide pants, wearing a "salon" as a belt. Believers who have made pilgrimages to Mecca wear a white headscarf or hat around their heads. Women wear tight short sleeved vests with two layers of metal buttons, wide pants with tight cuffs, or skirts. Women, like Malays, have hairstyles and are sometimes wrapped in brightly colored headscarves. They wear bracelets, necklaces, and earrings.
Ethnic minorities wear different clothes. High ranking men in Yifu often have their upper body exposed and a T-shaped floral cloth around their lower body; Women are wearing skirts with bright colors. The clothes of Dinggang people are extremely simple. Men generally only wear a piece of cloth around their abdomen, and some also wear jackets with a separate front; Women wear short tops and wrap their stomachs with cloth. The clothing of short black people is the most primitive, with both men and women wrapped around their waists with cloth or leaves.
diet：
The staple foods of Filipinos are rice and corn.
Farmers only pound rice before cooking. Rice is cooked in a clay pot or bamboo tube and eaten with hands. The favorite food for Filipinos is boiled cassava with coconut juice, boiled rice with coconut juice, and then wrapped in banana leaves. Corn is used as food, first dried, ground into powder, and then made into various foods. Most middle and upper class people in the city eat Western food.
The staple food of Filipino Muslims is rice, and sometimes they also eat corn and potato flour, accompanied by vegetables and fruits. According to Islamic regulations, they do not eat pork and do not drink strong alcohol. Like other Malays, they like to eat fish and do not drink milk. Cooking is very simple, and I like to use stimulating seasonings. Grab with your hands while eating. The habit of chewing betel nuts is very popular among Filipino Muslims.
