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Yours truly, Abdel Aziz Dimapunong Thank you for visiting my pulpit in Cyberspace. This blog is about self-defense concerning malicious postings. It is also about the world of Islamic banking and the Islamic bankers. And many more.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2007

Sambolayang, Maranaw flag of pageantry

Various modern flags on display at the Provincial Capitol of Lanao Del Sur

The Maranaw Sambolayang flags of pageantry Sambolayang, Maranao flag of pageantry By Abdel Aziz Dimapunong Director, Maranaw Cultural Heritage According to Wikipedia, “a flag is a piece of cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used symbolically for signaling or identification”. By this definition, the Maranaw Sambolayang is a flag. It is always made of cloth and it is flown from a pole. It is among the colorful traditional flags of Maranaw pageantry. The other flags include the Pasandalan, Pandiya Ranao, Paramata, Pandi, Usunan, and many others. For centuries, the Sambolayang and other Maranaw traditional cultural flags had been in use in the two provinces of Ranao in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, Philippines. Although flag-like symbols of Maranaw pageantry were in used even before the coming of the Spaniards in 1521, the origin of Sambolayang flags in the modern sense is a matter of dispute. According to Grande Dianaton of the Maranaw Cultural Heritage, some Maranaws believe that the Sambolayangs originated in China. Renayong Dimapunong has a different view. He claims that the Maranaw flags were inspired th

by the Srivijaya Empire during the 8 century much earlier than Chinese influence. When the Sambolayang is flown, it signals that there is an ongoing Maranaw pageantry. It identifies the location to be having a magnificent ceremonial display of a highly colorful event, splendid, a stately ceremony. All Maranaw ceremonies are marked with a

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