Bahay Kubo is a traditional Filipino house made primarily of bamboo and other natural materials. It has a rectangular shape and is raised on stilts to protect inhabitants from floods and wild animals. Bamboo is a versatile building material that is strong, lightweight and flexible. The Bahay Kubo represents Philippine culture through its construction, uses in ceremonies and traditions, and as the subject of folk songs. While modern designs are now common, some indigenous groups still live in traditional Bahay Kubo houses, helping to preserve Philippine cultural traditions.
Bahay Kubo is a traditional Filipino house made primarily of bamboo and other natural materials. It has a rectangular shape and is raised on stilts to protect inhabitants from floods and wild animals. Bamboo is a versatile building material that is strong, lightweight and flexible. The Bahay Kubo represents Philippine culture through its construction, uses in ceremonies and traditions, and as the subject of folk songs. While modern designs are now common, some indigenous groups still live in traditional Bahay Kubo houses, helping to preserve Philippine cultural traditions.
Bahay Kubo is a traditional Filipino house made primarily of bamboo and other natural materials. It has a rectangular shape and is raised on stilts to protect inhabitants from floods and wild animals. Bamboo is a versatile building material that is strong, lightweight and flexible. The Bahay Kubo represents Philippine culture through its construction, uses in ceremonies and traditions, and as the subject of folk songs. While modern designs are now common, some indigenous groups still live in traditional Bahay Kubo houses, helping to preserve Philippine cultural traditions.
Bahay Kubo is a traditional Filipino house made primarily of bamboo and other natural materials. It has a rectangular shape and is raised on stilts to protect inhabitants from floods and wild animals. Bamboo is a versatile building material that is strong, lightweight and flexible. The Bahay Kubo represents Philippine culture through its construction, uses in ceremonies and traditions, and as the subject of folk songs. While modern designs are now common, some indigenous groups still live in traditional Bahay Kubo houses, helping to preserve Philippine cultural traditions.
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People are unique and so are places.
Philippines is represented by a lot of
symbols and one of them is the Bahay Kubo. Bahay Kubo is one of the most illustrative and recognized icons of the Philippines. The name of the primitive Nipa hut is actually based on the Spanish phrase Cubo, meaning cube, probably because of its rectangular appearance and Bahay is the Filipino word for house. A bahay kubo is a Filipino native houses especially in provinces. You will surely feel home when you are in a Bahay Kubo.
The construction of a Bahay Kubo is totally based on the local needs and conditions. Fabricated with the ever dependable bamboo or kawayan and banded together by tree strings with dried coconut leaves or cogon grass. Walls are made of nipa leaves or bamboo slats and the floor is made of finely split resilient bamboo. The typical structure is raised with thick bamboo poles, one to two meters above the ground, depending on the area where the shelter is constructed, providing the inhabitants a safe shelter from wild animals, snakes and protecting them against torrential rains and floods. Bamboo is strong, lightweight and flexible; it has diverse, functional and traditional uses. It holds and mirrors much of the Philippine culture and it is part of many ceremonies, beliefs and traditions. There is even a popular song about it. It often serves as an icon of Philippine culture. It is called as such because of their structures. There is a popular Tagalog folk song with the title Bahay Kubo. It is also used as a part of a medley tune. A Bahay Kubo is built to give a welcome refuge in the rainy season and provides shade in the hot summer.
Although at the present times, many of the Filipinos have adapted various modern architectural designs, Bahay Kubo is still visible to some indigenous groups who are living in the mountains and away from the city. With the pursuit of uniqueness, others are even building their own modern versions of the ‘bahay kubo’ which helps a lot in preserving the traditions and culture. Indeed, Bahay Kubo is a home for every Filipino.
