Facts about Bakunawa

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   Depictions of Bakunawa often describe it as having gills, a jewel-encrusted body, and whiskers resembling those of a catfish.

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   Visayan oral traditions depict Bakunawa as a deity whose movements beneath the sea were thought to cause earthquakes as well as eclipses.

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   Seven moons were said to have originally existed in Philippine cosmology, with Bakunawa swallowing all but one to create the single moon visible today.

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   A serpent deity, Bakunawa is described in Philippine mythology as having a mouth the size of a lake and a bright red tongue.

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   In Philippine folklore, Bakunawa can be driven away by people making loud noises with pots and pans to rescue the swallowed moon.

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   The Bakunawa is a giant sea serpent in Philippine mythology believed to swallow the moon, causing lunar eclipses.

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