Rituals and Community Practices

Rituals and Ceremonies

• Bawi / Sinaba - an and Abadong: Small houses built in rice fields dedicated to the spirit Kaibaan.
• Bakid: A ceremony performed to celebrate the completion of a new dwelling or to remove bad signs.
• Sangasang: Similar to Bakid, this ritual also aims to remove bad signs. It involves sending blood and rice to Maganawan, who spits it on the ground.
• Sapata (Oath): This communal ceremony is conducted after a theft when the guilty person is unknown. Participants drink basi (rice wine) while calling for supernatural consequences for the guilty.

### Community Practices

• Inna - boyog / Innaluyon (Bayanihan) System: A traditional collective work system among the Tingguians for communal tasks like hunting, fishing, and land management. Participants receive food but no monetary compensation.
• Pango: Skilled community members assist with tasks such as house building, farming, or cleaning. Compensation for their help is shared meat from an animal butchered by the host.
• Botad: Able men participate during emergencies, such as carrying a sick or injured person. Even warring tribes set aside differences to help in these situations.
• Bolig: A voluntary act of carrying a sick or dead person using a blanket tied to poles. People take turns carrying due to the rapid pace needed during the botad.

Explore the rich cultural rituals and community practices of the Tingguian people. This quiz covers ceremonies like Bakid and Sapata as well as collective work systems such as Bayanihan. Test your knowledge on how these traditions shape communal life and spirituality.