Dragons & Serpents ยท Philippines
Bakunawa
A Philippine dragon or sea-serpent figure associated with eclipses and the swallowing of moons.
Legend File
Bakunawa is often described in Visayan and wider Philippine folklore as a great serpent or dragon linked with eclipses. Stories tell of a being that desires or swallows the moons, turning celestial darkness into an act of monstrous appetite. Noise, ritual response, and communal fear make the sky a shared crisis.
Source Framing
Philippine folklore, especially Visayan and wider archipelagic eclipse-serpent traditions around Bakunawa as a moon-eating dragon or sea-serpent; keep regional variation visible and avoid treating it as one uniform national myth.
