Tabi-Tabi Po: What Is the Bakunawa? The Moon-Eating Serpent Behind Philippine Eclipse Lore
by Mika SorianoLong before telescopes could explain an eclipse, people across the Philippines believed a terrifying creature was devouring the moon. In the Visayas, that creature was known as the bakunawa, a giant serpent said to rise from the depths and swallow the glowing orb whole. Read more »