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about historical times was made known to
us by illustrations through stories called
legends. Since it is man’s nature to be
curious and to always find explanations
or justifications why certain things exist
or do happen, Alamat serves as the
gateway in unleashing man’s thoughts and
creativity. These stories were not written
but were spread through mouth and transferred
from one generation to the next. Alamat
are usually stories about how the world
was created, the first man and woman, how
islands existed, and many others. It is
usually a product of man’s imaginations
and lack scientific basis but some are maybe
really based on real events; but this still
doesn’t make it a credible reference on
history since it is susceptible to alterations
as it is just told and passed on by mouth.
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