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“SIMBANG – GABI”

__________1) To act secretly or stealthily__________2) To move or act noisily, energetically or fussily__________3) A piece of leather attached to a handle used for punishing__________4) To make a hole in fabric or garments__________5) To sing with closed lips__________6) A baby’s crib or small bed, often on rockers

BustleSneak

Hum

Darn

Whip

Cradle

SneakBustle Darn Cradle Whip Hum

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AISESTTASIESESTIASSIESTA

1)What is siesta?

2) Have you experienced siesta during your childhood?

3) What was your mother reason for you to take a nap during siesta time?

When I was a boy, one of the rules at home that I did not like at all was to be made to lie on the bare floor of our sala after lunch. I usually lay side by side with two other children in the family. We were forced to sleep by my mother. She watched us as she darned old dresses, read an awit, or hummed a cradle song in Tagalog.

She always reminded us that sleeping at noon enabled children to grow fast like the grass in our yard. In this way, in most Filipino homes many years ago, the children were made to understand what the siesta was. Very often I had to pretend to be asleep by closing my eyes.

1) Does your mother your force you to take a nap during siesta or this is your usual habit?

2) Are you pretending to be asleep?

One while my mother was away, I tried to sneak out of the house during the siesta hour. I had not gone far when I felt something hit me hard on the back. Looking back, I saw my father. He was annoyed because I had disturbed his siesta. I picked up the pillow at my feet, gave it to him, and went back to our mat. The two other children were fast asleep. The sight of the whip, symbol of parental authority, hanging on one of the posts, gave me no other choice but to lie down.

3) Have you tried sneaking out of the house to avoid siesta?

4) Have you experienced being punished because of sneaking out?

During my childhood, whenever we had house guests, my mother never failed to put mats and pillows on the floor of our living room after the noonday meal. Then she would invite our guests to have their siesta. Hospitality and good taste demanded that this be not overlooked. The custom of having a siesta was introduced in our country by the Spaniards. During the Spanish times, the Philippines was said to be the land of the fiesta, the novena and, the siesta. Many foreigners have noted this custom among our people.

5) Who introduced the custom of having siestas to the Filipinos?

6) Why is said that during the Spanish times, Philippines was the land of the fiesta, the novena and the siesta?

Our custom of having a siesta has not been greatly affected by American influence. We have not learned the Yankee’s bustle and eagerness or endurance for continuous work throughout the day. But if only for its healthy-giving effects, we should be grateful to the Spaniards for the siesta, especially during hot weather. For the siesta serves to restore the energy lost while working in a hot climate.

7) Do you believe having siesta is still necessary nowadays?

8) Do you think having siesta really keeps you healthy?

9) Does the siesta can be a substitute for going to bed early?