Spirit Houses and Traditional Work Systems

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What determines the fortune in the Eyapdo practice?

Observance of rituals

Liver and bile readings (correct)

The age of the groom

The availability of pigs

What is the purpose of the Danon in Maeng weddings?

Performing a farewell ritual

Arranging the wedding ceremony

Demanding gifts as a dowry (correct)

Providing monetary support

Which activity is part of the Batakan observance after a death?

A ceremonial feast

Butchering a pig (correct)

Planting a memorial tree

Burial of the deceased

How is the Lapat system primarily enforced?

Through the barangay council and TULAS Signup and view all the answers

What happens during the Palpalubos / Pakpakada farewell ritual?

Family members chant their goodbyes Signup and view all the answers

What does the Lay-og / Dalos / Waksi ritual represent?

A cleansing of sorrow after a year Signup and view all the answers

What role do guardian stones, known as Pinaing or Pinading, play in the community?

They house the town's spirits Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the Dawak / Boni or Alopag ritual?

To invite spirits into bodies for healing Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Bakid ceremony?

To remove bad signs after building a new dwelling Signup and view all the answers

Which practice involves communal drinking to invoke supernatural consequences for a thief?

Sapata (Oath) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the Inna - boyog/Innaluyon system?

Collective community tasks without payment Signup and view all the answers

During which ritual is the Sangasang performed?

To celebrate the child's first tooth Signup and view all the answers

Which dance symbolizes friendship, love, respect, and acceptance?

Tadok/Tadek Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Longbos rite?

To confirm the strength of a child one month after birth Signup and view all the answers

What does the Bolig involve?

Carrying a sick or deceased person using a blanket Signup and view all the answers

What is commonly provided as compensation during the Pango practice?

Shared meat from an animal butchered by the host Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Spirit Houses and Rituals

Bawi/Sinaba and Abadong are small houses built in rice fields for the spirit Kaibaan.
Bakid is a ceremony celebrating the completion of a new dwelling or removing bad signs.
Sangasang is similar to Bakid and involves sending blood and rice to Maganawan, who spits it on the ground to remove bad signs.
Sapata is a communal oath taken after a theft when the perpetrator is unknown. It involves drinking basi while calling for supernatural consequences for the guilty party.

Traditional Work System

Inna-boyog/Innaluyon (Bayanihan System) is a traditional collective work system for tasks like hunting, fishing, and land management. It involves no monetary compensation, only food.
Pango involves skilled community members assisting with tasks like house building, farming, or cleaning, with compensation in shared meat from an animal butchered by the host.
Botad is the participation of able men during emergencies, such as carrying a sick or injured person. Even warring tribes set aside their differences to help.
Bolig is a voluntary act of carrying a sick or dead person using a blanket tied to poles, with frequent carrier replacements due to the fast pace needed during botad.

Music and Dance

Uggayam, Adding, and Dangu are songs sung by elders during special occasions like pangili, marriage, and Bodong, but not during burials.
Alaba-ab, Dallong, and Inam-maga are songs sung only during burial rituals, expressing lament and sorrow.
Tadok/Tadek dance is performed by a man and woman in sync with gongs, symbolizing friendship, love, respect, and acceptance.
Pallo-ok/Pattong dance features twelve men playing gongs while dancing in a U-turn stance, paired with women, during celebrations.

Child Birthing and Rearing

Longbos is a confirmation rite after one month, symbolizing strength for the child; food is served to relatives.
Sangasang is a rite for the child's first tooth, performed by a priestess with offerings.
Oloy is performed when the child reaches two years old, involving prayers, animal offerings, and rituals to ensure happiness.

Marriage Practices

Tinipuy/Kinaiw involves the parents of the bride and groom arranging the wedding in Luba, Villaviciosa, and Tubo.
Eyapdo involves liver and bile readings to determine fortune; if unsatisfactory, another pig is butchered later for a favorable outcome.
Danon (Maeng Wedding) involves the woman's family demanding gifts (dowry) such as land, money, or animals.
Supon is monetary support for the couple, managed by financial overseers during the festivities.

Bathing of the Dead

Pannaka-amos di Natoy is the bathing of the dead, where the body is dressed in its best garments with beads and valuables for the afterlife in Maglawa.
Bugga involves sending a group to neighboring tribes to inform them of the death.
Batakan is a 3-day observance of the passing, including Kodom, Inammaga, Palpalubos/Pakpakada, and Sag-sag/Kelyas.
Kodom involves elders lamenting, butchering a pig, and performing solemn wailing (ala-baab), recounting the dead's life.
Inammaga is a song led by a watcher during the wake, with fines imposed for mistakes.
Palpalubos/Pakpakada is a farewell ritual before interment, where family members chant their goodbyes.
Sag-sag/Kelyas is a ritual performed after interment to release the dead to the afterlife, with dancing and chanting.
Pabalon involves placing the dead's favorite items and food on the tomb the day after interment.
Lay-og/Dalos/Waksi is a one-year post-death ritual to cleanse sorrow, marked by dancing, uggayam singing, and drinking.

Lapat System

Lapat System is an indigenous resource management system of the Maeng Tribe in Tubo, dedicated to conserving natural resources and biodiversity within their Ancestral Domain.
The purpose of the Lapat System is to regulate, protect, and conserve resources.
It involves Information Dissemination, Ritual (Bagawas), Observance of Lapat, and Enforcement.
Information Dissemination educates the community about resource management.
Ritual (Bagawas) reinforces management practices.
Observance of Lapat involves community members acting as forest guards.
Enforcement involves the barangay council, TULAS, and Dap-ay intervening in cases of violations, using rituals as indigenous disciplinary measures.

Symbols and Textiles (Graphical), Arts and Crafts

Dawak/Boni or Alopag are parts of important ceremonies where spirits enter mediums' bodies, conducted to cure sickness.
Pinaing or Pinading are guardian stones located at village entrances, believed to house Apadel, the spirit that guards the town.
Saloko is a ritual associated with folk tales involving heads placed on sharpened bamboo poles.

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Explore the cultural practices surrounding spirit houses, rituals, and traditional work systems in the community. This quiz covers ceremonies like Bakid and communal cooperation methods such as Inna-boyog. Test your knowledge on how these practices reflect the beliefs and social structures of the community.