2. The Tausug or SULUK
people are an ethnic
group in the Philippines
and Malaysia.
3. LOCATION
They populate the Filipino
province of Sulu as a majority,
nut they also reside in the
province of Zamboanga del
Sur, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi,
PalawanCebu and Manila as
minorities.
6. RITUALS AND
CELEBRATION
Major events in the religious calendar
include fasting during Ramadan.
Hari Raya Puasa- a day of feasting
immediately following Ramadan.
Hari Raya Hadji- the feast of sacrifice on
the tenth day of the month of Jul-Hadj.
7. Panulak Balah (lit., “to send away
evil”), a day of ritual bathing on the
last Wednesday of Sappal.
Maulideen Nabi- the birthday of the
Prophet, on the twelfth day of
Maulud.
8. CULTURE
In the past the Tausug were
boisterous pirates who infested
the waters from the Sulu seas
but nowadays make a living
from agriculture, raising water
buffaloes and fishing.
9. Known as the best, gallant
and ferocious freedom
fighters of the world.
Famous for being the best
pearl divers in the world
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11. MARRIAGE
A Tausug marriage is usually
arranged by parents, with the
exception of the children of
brothers, first and second cousins
are favored spou.ses
12. DANCES
Pangalay dance in which female
dancers wear artficial elongated
fingernails made from brass or
silver known as janggay, and
perform motions based on the
Vidhyadhari.
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14. CLOTHING
The clothing of the Tausug is
almost Arabic in design and
this is due to the great
influence of Islam in this
place
15. EXAMPLE OF
CLOTHING
BIYATAWI- is a blouse
made of plain material like
satin and is ornamented with
tambuku on the breast,
shoulders, and cuffs.
24. POSITIVE BEHAVIOR
They have good manners
They are generous and kind
They are hardworking and
aggressive in business
They are religious
25. They are brave
They are studious
They are loyal to their Tausug tribes.
They protect their ethnicity.
Tausug people are intelligent and
talented
26. NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS
Impatient
Some Tausugs do not like to do household chores
Some Tausugs are envious people
Some Tausugs don’t like to be intimidates
The Tausug regards themselves superior to other
Philippine Muslims and still live combative way
of life