Hinilawod Reaction Paperr
Hinilawod Reaction Paperr
Hinilawod Reaction Paperr
Alexis M. Manahan
October 5, 2020
HINILAWOD
Chanting epic is a traditional practice in the heart of the island of Panay and one of these is the
Sulod epic of Hinilawod. It is an epic poem that generally called the "Tales from the Mouth of
Halawod River.” It is all about the three demigods brothers the children of Alunsina and Datu
Paubari which they settled on the mouth of the Halawod River. The three demigods brothers are
Labaw Donggon, Humadapnon, and Dumalapdap. They are strong young handsome men who
travelled to look for their future wives. They have to go through challenges each path. They only
have to win every fight so that they can get want they want. The three bravery demigods are
inspirational because what is giving up, when you didn’t even try it or tried your best.
Moreover, the bond of this family was strong because on what happened to Labaw Donggon, he
got imprisoned on Saragnayan’s home, who is one of his contenders. He got rescued by his son
Abyang Baranugon then Humadapnon which is his brother got him revenge to all Saragnayan’s
relatives and followers. And when the three demigods had their spouses, they all got reunited and
decided to separate ways in different parts of the world because it’s the time that they know that
Hinilawod is about what we may encounter at any time. We are not growing if we do not face
our problems every day. How do we survive and how strong we are when there is no one around
to help us. It is about maturity even the two brothers had 2-3 wives because that is the time that
there is no one going to judge you, that is the way they used to. But this time, simple mistakes
you make, they estimate you even they don’t know the whole story. So now, many people are
just scared to make mistakes because many people feel that they were not allowed to have
imperfections in life. So, I might say that in the past the people have the freedom and now maybe
there is still, the way we are facing right now is just a big difference before.
As I have mentioned this epic poem has a strong bond on their family. It brings us a lesson to be
more caring and to have an interest to our family members not because his/her is a firm person
that does not mean that he/she can do it alone be more observative or pay attention to them all
the time and make them feel that they are loved.
Furthermore, it valued me because it brings lessons. First bravery, we need it on our lives
because if we are not brave enough to face our problems, struggles and sufferings in life were not
going to overcome it. Second, take care of your family members as I said we should watch more
the action that our family act. Lastly, always accept being lost or being failed at some point if
you don't fall and keep on achieving something when your time comes that you be able to break
down it's hard to accept and to get up or rise again because you didn't use to. So learn to admit or
accept every failure we faced. We should not blame ourselves from our mistakes because we
The differences of before and now is a lot, because before they beg for the hands of the girl they
want to marry. They will fight and do something hard or have to suffer first so they can please
the parents of the woman but is not the thing now still, some is doing it but not at all. Now it is
more on if you have a stable job and you like the girl and you have the consent of the parents of
the person you like there's a chance the two of you will get married.
To conclude I personally like this epic story because literally I am the type of person that give up
easily, this makes me think that we should try our best so we will not regret it after.