in regards to the notion of mermaids, my lolo ciano (who was a fisherman, farmer, business man etc) would tell me of the old tales the valencianon fishermen would say. seeing mermaids in the night while fishing etc. then when i asked him if he believed in mermaids, my lolo ciano (a pure blooded valencianon) said to me : "ondoy, mangisda ko sa una, ahong papa ug lolo mangisda pood, pero di mi mo tuo nga naay serena sa dagat. ang Ginoo ra'y tinuod..."
My grandfather, a devotee of Senor Santo Nino, always shied us away from thinking and believing on notions of diwatas, enkantas etc.
He used to say to an old friend of his who was superstitious, "ngano mo tuo man ka sa mga enkanta , diwata? Pag tuo nga naay Usang Ginoo. Ang Ginoo naa nimo ug naa nako. Ang Ginoo mo hatag ug pan para sa atong lawas. Ang Ginoo may mo hatag ug sustensya para sa atong lawas. Ang Ginoo pood mo patay nimo ug imuha nang panahon." His friend said nothing after that.
I hold the same belief as my Lolo Ciano.
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