Rice on Twitter: Dumangan, the Tagalog sky-god of good harvest Rice on Twitter: Dumangan, the Tagalog sky-god of good harvest July 19, 2022 Dumangan was the Tagalog sky-god of good harvest, the husband of Goddess Idianale, and father to Dumakulem...Read More
Rice on Twitter: Jatiluwih rice terraces Rice on Twitter: Jatiluwih rice terraces July 18, 2022 Jatiluwih rice terraces comprise over 600 hectares of rice fields in Bali,Indonesia. It is managed by Subak,...Read More
Field of spirits Field of spirits October 9, 2019 Before modern science, Filipino rice farmers relied on superstitions for bountiful harvestsRead More
Fire for rice: The origin of Ifugao Tinawon Fire for rice: The origin of Ifugao Tinawon October 1, 2014 There once lived two young brothers, Wigan and Kabigat, who lived with their father, Pudol, in Kayng,...Read More
One rice, thousand gold One rice, thousand gold July 1, 2014 3 A long, long time ago, during the Qin Dynasty in China, there was a boy named Hán...Read More
When there is rice in the barn, all else will follow When there is rice in the barn, all else will follow April 1, 2014 In the northeast corner of the Himalayas, where the mountain mists meet the land, the jungle grew...Read More
Shimchung’s offering Shimchung’s offering January 1, 2014 Once upon a time, about 1,700 years ago, there was a girl named Shimchung. Unfortunately, her mother...Read More
How rice came to the Torajas How rice came to the Torajas December 16, 2013 Isharo, the beautiful bird of paradise, was preening her multicolored feathers on the topmost branch of a...Read More
Give me some more Give me some more July 1, 2013 Rice has often received credit for health-giving properties. Boiled rice, which is easily digested by people recovering...Read More
The monk who ate no rice The monk who ate no rice April 1, 2013 Many years ago in Japan, ascetic monks abounded. They were highly revered and respected. They became models...Read More