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| - The Tiyanak or Tianac are vampire-like creatures in Philippine Mythology. Although not considered by the Filipinos as vampires but as zombies, the tiyanak have some vampiric characteristics as they are examples of Half-Vampires who were cursed to become a vampire. It is said that when a pregnant mother's baby dies before or after childbirth and is buried without baptism or proper funeral, the baby rises from the dead to kill his/her mother or simply asks to be given proper funeral. To prevent tiyanak rising from the dead, give them a proper funeral and baptism.
- Belief in the Tiyanak may have originated from the Patianak of the Mandaya tribe in Mindanao, when Islam started to spread north before the arrival of the Spanish. The ancient natives in the south revered the Patianak as a lesser nature spirit associated with the soil and rice fields similar to the Nuno sa Punso of the Tagalogs. With its name meaning “lord child”, offerings during planting and harvesting seasons were made in rice fields in honor of the Patianak to ensure the health of the crops and a bountiful harvest. Those who passed by an area believed to be inhabited by the creature whispered excuses for safe passage or risk being assaulted by its diminutive inhabitant. The image of the Tiyanak gradually changed in Luzon. From a semi-benevolent being, the northern version - also known
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| - Belief in the Tiyanak may have originated from the Patianak of the Mandaya tribe in Mindanao, when Islam started to spread north before the arrival of the Spanish. The ancient natives in the south revered the Patianak as a lesser nature spirit associated with the soil and rice fields similar to the Nuno sa Punso of the Tagalogs. With its name meaning “lord child”, offerings during planting and harvesting seasons were made in rice fields in honor of the Patianak to ensure the health of the crops and a bountiful harvest. Those who passed by an area believed to be inhabited by the creature whispered excuses for safe passage or risk being assaulted by its diminutive inhabitant. The image of the Tiyanak gradually changed in Luzon. From a semi-benevolent being, the northern version - also known as Patianak in some parts of Bicol and Pampanga - was portrayed in most tales as a fiendish blood-sucker and man-eater in the forest. With the arrival of Catholicism, the creature became a demon, later coined Impacto or Impakto, and tormentor of those who refused the Catholic faith. Interestingly, it could also be possible that belief in the Tiyanak might have been influenced if not introduced by Spanish missionaries, especially those from Mexico, who were intent on converting the natives into Catholics. The Aztecs of Mexico believed in a small creature called Chaneque (sounds like, right?). According to stories the Chaneque looked like small, wrinkly old men and women who lurked in the jungle. These creatures, both feared and revered, were notorious for stealing the souls of those who strayed into their domain. The only way to recover the soul is for the victim to undergo a specific ritual, otherwise he will fall ill and die. The Chaneque were also known to lead people astray, making the victims wander mindless around the jungle for days. When the conquistador Hernan Cortez finally subdued the Aztecs, the belief in the Chaneque was modified by the friars to sway the natives into Catholic faith. They speculated that a Chaneque was the result of the devil possessing an unbaptized stillborn child, causing it to return as a child demon that preyed on those who wandered into the jungle - a speculation shared by Filipino belief. Later it was believed that in order to escape the Chaneque one must wear his shirt inside-out - a practice also popular in Philippine folklore. With the exception of the Tiyanak’s ability to disguise itself as a baby, some striking similarities with the Chaneque suggest a possible link between the two creatures.
- The Tiyanak or Tianac are vampire-like creatures in Philippine Mythology. Although not considered by the Filipinos as vampires but as zombies, the tiyanak have some vampiric characteristics as they are examples of Half-Vampires who were cursed to become a vampire. It is said that when a pregnant mother's baby dies before or after childbirth and is buried without baptism or proper funeral, the baby rises from the dead to kill his/her mother or simply asks to be given proper funeral. The tiyanak can be a fetus or a full infant. Like many vampires it can be hurt by sunlight and stays away from garlic. It also has immortality and rises from the dead. To prevent tiyanak rising from the dead, give them a proper funeral and baptism.
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