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Balangay Shrine Museum

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Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Balangay Shrine Museum
Phone:
+63 8162716

Hours:
SundayClosed
Monday8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday8:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday8:30am - 4:30pm


The Balangay is a plank boat adjoined by a carved-out plank edged through pins and dowels. It was first mentioned in the 16th Century in the Chronicles of Pigafetta, and is known as the oldest watercraft found in the Philippines. The oldest known balangay has been carbon-dated to 320 CE. The balangay was the first wooden watercraft excavated in Southeast Asia and is evidence of early Filipino craftsmanship and their seamanship skills during pre-colonial times. The Balanghai Festival is also a celebration in Butuan, Agusan del Norte to commemorate the coming of the early migrants that settled the Philippines, on board the Balangay boats. When the first Spaniards arrived in the 16th century,they found the Filipinos living in well-organized independent villages called barangays. The name barangay originated from balangay, the Austronesian word for sailboat.
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