"Sinaunang Astronomiya: Ang Langit sa Buhay ng Sinaunang Pilipino" is UP AstroSoc's offering for this semester's Alternative Classroom Learning Experience (ACLE) on August 14, 2008 (Thursday).Dr. Dante Ambrosio, a professor of history at the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, will be giving a lecture on indigenous Filipino Astronomy (Sinaunang Astronomiya). Dr. Ambrosio has written several articles regarding Philippine Astronomy. You could read his published articles in the Philippine Daily Inquirer here and here.
Most Filipinos aren't aware of their ancestors having a rich knowledge of the heavens. Believe it or not, the early Filipinos not only used the night sky for determining the seasons, they also assigned names to certain groups of stars that reflect their own culture (yes, just like what the Greeks, Romans, Arabians, and Chinese did!). For instance, the Tagalog named the Orion's Belt as Tatlong Maria while the tribes of Bagobo, Bilaan, at Manobo called the constellation Orion as Balatik, a trapping device used for hunting.
Amazingly, Filipinos have their own version of the skies. (We should be proud!)
This lecture will surely give you a glimpse of the past and discover how our ancestors interweaved their beliefs and culture with the skies above.
See you there!
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