Happy Thanksgiving From The PHILIPPINES 2019
What are you thankful for?
We are so thankful for our families, friends, life, shelter, and especially God for making everything possible. It is sad to not be with our family this year during the holidays, but we are also so thankful for all the support they have given us on our new journey. We pray that everyone has a great, safe, and happy Thanksgiving this year!
We thought it would be cool to send a wish to all our friends and family throughout the world from the Balangay Boat Building site here in Butuan City.
"In the beginning there was no Philippines but there was Butuan.” This is not an empty boast but a definitive declaration that resonates deeply into the annals of Philippine history. As early as the 4th Century, formal settlements along the banks of Agusan River and the valleys that surrounded it were already thriving. The strategic location of Butuan shielded it from marauding pirates, tropical storms, and raging floods. Naturally gifted and knowledgeable and highly advanced in their time, the Butuanons were skilled boat builders and expert seafarers. Relics of nine balangays, their signature boats, were discovered around the city. Buried 1.20 meters from the surface, the Butuan balangay was discovered in Barangay Libertad in 1976; it was carbon dated 320 AD by the Gakushuin University of Tokyo, Japan.
Balais, Harry "The Historic Butuan City: Home of the Balangay"
12 Dec. 2012
www.harrybalais.com/2012/12/the-historic-butuan-city-home-of-the-balangays
We are so thankful for our families, friends, life, shelter, and especially God for making everything possible. It is sad to not be with our family this year during the holidays, but we are also so thankful for all the support they have given us on our new journey. We pray that everyone has a great, safe, and happy Thanksgiving this year!
We thought it would be cool to send a wish to all our friends and family throughout the world from the Balangay Boat Building site here in Butuan City.
"In the beginning there was no Philippines but there was Butuan.” This is not an empty boast but a definitive declaration that resonates deeply into the annals of Philippine history. As early as the 4th Century, formal settlements along the banks of Agusan River and the valleys that surrounded it were already thriving. The strategic location of Butuan shielded it from marauding pirates, tropical storms, and raging floods. Naturally gifted and knowledgeable and highly advanced in their time, the Butuanons were skilled boat builders and expert seafarers. Relics of nine balangays, their signature boats, were discovered around the city. Buried 1.20 meters from the surface, the Butuan balangay was discovered in Barangay Libertad in 1976; it was carbon dated 320 AD by the Gakushuin University of Tokyo, Japan.
Balais, Harry "The Historic Butuan City: Home of the Balangay"
12 Dec. 2012
www.harrybalais.com/2012/12/the-historic-butuan-city-home-of-the-balangays
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