Blood compact
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For other senses of this word, see blood compact (disambiguation).
Blood compact or blood covenant (in Spanish pacto de sangre) is an old ritual where two people drink each other's blood as part of a native custom to seal a friendship, a pact or treaty, or to validate an agreement.
The blood pact is a staple feature in many Chinese kung-fu movies.[citation needed]
One of the more classic examples of the blood compact called Sandugo in Tagalog took place in Bohol, Philippines. The ritual was made in native Bohol-style between the Spanish king conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi and Filipino native of Bohol, Datu Sikatuna.
A blood compact was also made between Ferdinand Magellan and Lapulapu. Magellan himself took part in several of these ceremonies before attacking Mactan Island.[1]
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- ^ Sandugo Festival Bohol Philippines www.philippinecountry.com Retrieved December 2006.
