🌿✨ Have you ever wondered why the dakit (balete) tree is feared, revered, and whispered about in Visayan stories? ✨🌿
Known in science as Ficus benjamina or Ficus caulocarpa, the dakit (or balete) is more than just a tree — it’s believed to be a living gateway between worlds. For our ancestors, it was home to diwatas, engkantos, and unseen beings who guarded nature and guided human life.
Historians tell us that our ancestors regarded the dalakit as a living temple — its roots linked to the underworld, its trunk to the mortal realm, and its branches stretching toward the heavens. 🌳✨
🌿 Discover this sacred connection between myth and nature!
Join our FREE ADMISSION hybrid forum:
“Dili Ingon Nato! Dakit, the Enchanted Tree of the Visayas”
🪶 Dr. Rolando Borrinaga, Visayas historian, Ret. UP Professor
🪴 Fidel Bendanillo, Curator, USC Biological Museum
🎭 Plus, join our the Visayan Mythical Creatures Cosplay Contest, featuring creative portrayals of our region’s most mysterious beings!
📅 October 30, 2025 | 3:00 PM
📍 Palm Grass The Cebu Heritage Hotel
Step into the shade of the enchanted dakit — where stories take root and the unseen world awakens. 🌿✨
Register here:
https://forms.gle/YYk3NNgcb1tPVETr7
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