Friday, November 1, 2013

Manoktok (Door Knockers)

Before World War II, our grandparents would claim that in the middyle of the night, 2 old people and 1 young woman, clad in robes, would knock at your door in the middle of the night.

These three bear news that someone in the household, or an ill family member, Their visits are more prevalent during times of outbreaks of Cholera and other infectious diseases.


In the Cebu homeowners would paint white crosses on their doors to stop these three from knocking thereon, hence, these three started knocking on government buildings, churches and hospitals.

They claimed that after the war, their visits diminished or stopped altogether. This was explained in this manner: after the war, most of the buildings and houses were destroyed, hence, they had no more doors to knock on. 

Source: wattpad.com

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