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= Bayanihan =

Definition
The term Bayanihan is derived from the Filipino term "Bayan" which means town, country, or in general a community. Bayanihan means to "to be a community" or "maging isang bayan". This refers to the unity of a community and for the presence to have camaraderie and hospitality to one another.

Pre-modern Definition
Bayanihan, in pre-modern context, refers to when people of a community would help others who wanted to migrate their house (usually a bahay kubo) to another location, be it within or outside their initial community, by carrying the house. This act of carrying a house requires to insert multiple pieces of bamboo crosswise and lengthwise through the house's empty spaces within its foundation, and then carried by a large number of people from the community. Despite this being a very difficult task due to the amount of man-power needed, people who help are in a happy and festive mood while doing this. At the end, the house owners throw a fiesta for the people who helped to show their gratitude and hard-work.

Modern-day Definition
Today, the meaning of Bayanihan has became a more general term to show any form of camaraderie or hospitality within a community where they help each other while expecting nothing in return.

Examples of these are:


 * communities helping each other during floods
 * Supporting local businesses to thrive
 * Helping own/others family
 * small acts of kindness

While there are still people who do the act of carrying one's house today, this act is not that much seen due to the rising number of permanently placed homes from the pre-modern times to now. The modern day definition of Bayanihan has become one of the staple cultures and practices of Filipinos.

Sources/Citations:
Abayan, R. (2023, April 19). The bayanihan spirit: 7 filipino Social Enterprises Changing Communities. Cambio & Co. https://www.shopcambio.co/blogs/news/the-bayanihan-spirit-7-filipino-social-enterprises-changing-communities#:~:text=What%20we%20love%20most%20about,house%20to%20its%20new%20location.

Bayanihan. Research. (n.d.). https://groups.csail.mit.edu/cag/bayanihan/bayanword.html

Mel. (2018, March 24). The bayanihan spirit. The Mixed Culture. https://themixedculture.com/2013/09/25/filipinos-bayanihan/