Belief in the afterlife and other religious beliefs
Burial jars that have been unearthed suggest that prehistoric man believed in the afterlife. The Manunggul vase is perhaps the most blatant statement of this among the jars that have been dug up. Jars unearthed in the Bato Caves in Sorsogon also contain bodies of the dead. The bodies were first treated ritually and then hidden in inaccessible limestone caves.
However, other jars also give subtle indications of 
prehistoric man's belief in the afterlife. Earthenware vessels used in making rice wine for rituals have been excavated. Some burial jars were covered with a plate or large bowls on its mouth, and other, smaller jars contained animal bones. These are said to be the food of the dead in their journey to the afterlife.Also uncovered were tall foot stands supporting a shallow plate. Fox believes that this was used for ritual offerings.
PRECOLONIAL RELIGION
When the Spaniards arrived in the country, the Tagalogs already had their
own religious beliefs and practices. One of these Spaniards, a Franciscan
named Juan de Plasencia, noted down the Tagalog customs that he had
observed.
According to de Plasencia, the people celebrated a festival, which
they called pandot or "worship," in the big house of the village chief.
The house then served as a simbahan (place of adoration) while the feast
lasted, which was usually four days.
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