Last summer, I visited the Philippines for the first time.
My Filipino friend, Marco, invited me to spend a few days at his familyโs house in the province.
One afternoon, we went for a walk near a small wooded area behind their property.
Before entering a narrow path, Marco stopped me.
โWait. Say โtabi-tabi poโ first.โ
I laughed.
He explained that Filipinos say it when passing through places believed to be inhabited by spirits.