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[Make-a] Puso Weaving Workshop

Fri, Jan 17

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Making Space Studio

Puso Mo Diha! Join our Sinulog Puso-Making Workshop and learn the traditional art of puso-weaving using local palm fronds plus how to add the rice. You'll get to cook and eat your puso too!

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[Make-a] Puso Weaving Workshop
[Make-a] Puso Weaving Workshop

Time & Location

Jan 17, 2025, 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Making Space Studio, 307, Mango Square Mall, General Maxilom Ave, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines

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Puso Mo Diha! Join our Sinulog Puso-Making Workshop and learn the traditional art of puso-weaving using local palm fronds plus how to add the rice. You'll get to cook and eat your puso too!


HISTORY OF PUSO 

Puso weaving is believed to have been practiced even before the Spaniards arrived in Cebu in the 1500s. Before converting to Christianity, early Cebuanos offered pieces of hanging rice to diwatas during religious celebrations. Hanging rice is considered "food for the gods," spawning several rituals to give thanks, ask for better fortune, commemorate fallen ancestors, and many more. One interesting ritual practiced was during the collection of Tuba. Locals offer pieces of puso to the gods near the trees right before extracting their sap to ferment and create the alcoholic beverage known as Tuba. Other rituals consisted of prayers for deceased relatives to protect the living, praying for a good harvest, and in…


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