From root: anito
Usage Note
Pag-aanito refers to the ancient practice of performing rituals and making offerings to ancestral spirits.
Examples
" Luma na ang pag-aanito. "
Natural Translation
Spirit worship is old.
Literal Translation
Old already the spirit-worship-ritual.
" Ang pag-aanito ay bahagi ng kasaysayan ng mga katutubo. "
Natural Translation
Spirit worship rituals are part of the history of indigenous peoples.
Literal Translation
The spirit-worship-ritual is part of history of the natives.
" Bago dumating ang mga Espanyol, ang pag-aanito ang paraan ng mga ninuno natin upang humingi ng proteksyon sa mga espiritu. "
Natural Translation
Before the Spanish arrived, spirit worship was our ancestors' way of asking the spirits for protection.
Literal Translation
Before arrived the Spaniards, the spirit-worship-ritual the way of the ancestors our to ask of protection from the spirits.
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