1. Turn your plate when someone leaves in the middle of a meal to ensure safe travels for the person
leaving
2. Don't go straight home after attending a wake to shake off the spirit of the deceased for it follows
you home.
3. Siblings should not marry within the same year as it is said to divide the luck between the two
marriages.
4. Serve pancit (noodles) at celebrations, especially birthdays to represent long life.
5. Be careful when showing fondness over babies to avoid the baby to suffer from unexplainable
discomfort which is referred to as "usog" or "bati".​