The ‘Bahay Kubo’ (Nipa Hut) is the national house of the Philippines. It is an indigenous house traditionally constructed with bamboo tied together and with nipa/anahaw leaves as its roof.
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Tinikling Dance
The Tinikling is the Philippines’ most popular traditional dance. All attired in native apparel, the balintawak and barong tagalog, the onlookers cheer as a couple dance, skipping between bamboo poles, imitating the lively movements of the ‘tikling’ birds.
This postcard was sent by sis Arlene, who is also a member of Postcard Enthusiasts. Thanks, sis !
Philippine Revolution Flags
During the Philippine Revolution, various flags were used by the Katipunan secret society and its various factions, and later, after the Katipunan had been dissolved, the Philippine Army and its civil government.
Other flags were the personal battle standards of different military zone commanders operating around Manila.
With the establishment of the Katipunan, Andrés Bonifacio requested his wife, Gregoria de Jesús, to create a flag for the society. De Jesús devised a simple red flag bearing the society’s acronym, KKK, in white and arranged horizontally at the center. This became the society’s first flag.
Some Katipunan members used other variations. One variation has the three Ks arranged in the form of a triangle. Some others used a red flag with only one K. (source)
Thank you, Sheng (Postcard Lover), for this postcard (thanks for the stamp, too). I’ll be sending you another postcard next week !