Cultural significance of bakya

  • What are the characteristics of bakya?

    Philippine English.
    A type of backless sandal with a thick wooden sole and a strap of rattan, plastic, or some other material, traditionally worn in rural areas in the Philippines, and sometimes having an ornately carved or painted heel..

  • What does the bakya symbolize?

    A bill in the Philippine Congress described the bakyâ as having 'reference to the Filipinos' humble beginnings'.
    It has been proposed as the National Slipper of the Philippines since 2014..

  • What is the cultural significance of bakya?

    A bill in the Philippine Congress described the bakyâ as having 'reference to the Filipinos' humble beginnings'.
    It has been proposed as the National Slipper of the Philippines since 2014..

  • What is the meaning of bakya?

    [noun] clogs; wooden sandals.
    Root: bakya..

  • What is the origin of the word bakya?

    Etymology.
    Borrowed from Hokkien 木屐 (ba̍k-kiah, “wooden clogs”)..

  • Bakya, Philippines
    But these wooden clogs - the unofficial national footwear of the Philippines - have been around for centuries.
    Bakya (“wooden shoes” in Tagalog), may have been influenced by early Japanese settlers in the Philippines who predated the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century.
  • Definition for the Tagalog word bakya:
    bakyâ [noun] clogs; wooden sandals.
A bill in the Philippine Congress described the bakyâ as having 'reference to the Filipinos' humble beginnings'. It has been proposed as the National Slipper 
In certain areas in the Philippines, the footwear is also used as gifts for weddings and a form of trophy for competition winners.

Use

The bakyâ has been in use for centuries in the Philippines, minimally in the pre-colonial era

External links

• "ROMANCING THE 'BAKYA'". PAETE LAGUNA: PAETENIANS HOME ON THE NET. Retrieved 2009-01-08


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