What is Tikbalang?

Tikballlang is a mythical creature found in the Philippine folklore. It is described as a half -life, half human hybrid. Unlike the Centaurs Western imagination, Tikbalang has a head and sometimes a hoof horse with a body of a tall and muscular man. Tikbalang's legs are said to be so long that when they sit down, its knees rise higher than its head.

There are many stories and beliefs about Tikballang, some of which are even contradictory. For example, a superstition from the north tells us that Tikballlang is a criminal creature and often plays a passenger joke. One of his favorite tricks includes ways to lose his way until they go crazy. They say that the only way to be without ticbalang control is to turn the shirt out. This version of Tikballlangje's cast as a fearsome creature, a real danger to people. It is assumed that when it is angry - and easy to get angry - it suffocates people with hooves until they die. There is ticbalang in these storiesY accompanied by the smell of burning hair and smokes large large cigars.

6 The right way to tame the tikBalang is in the debate. Some say that the mystery is in its strong mane of hair, which hides three unusually long and strong strands. When one of these sources is torn out, Tikballlang becomes a tame. Others demand a more physical approach that involves jumping on the back of creation and suffocating it until it is provided.

In old rural areas, people still whisper about how Tikbalang gets married when the sun can see blazing in the sky during a sudden downpour. Interestingly, there is no mention of women's ticbalangs in any of the myths, so anyone who can be a bride is guessing someone.