The ceremony began about nine o'clock in the morning. The mambunong took a cocoanut shell filled with tapuy, and squatted in front of the house. He then prayed as follows, while holding the tapuy in his hand: Sikayao ay pinading ay kayilinganmi, ipitikenmi dakayos nan tapuy ut makikan kayo; ut adayo golgolidan di pakanenmi. You, the pinading living near us, we are giving you tapuy and food to eat and drink with us; so do not permit what we feed to have a skin disease. The old men then squatted around in a group and sang the bayog, which is as follows: Linmayad si Taydak, linmayad si Dakodak; Ginmosad si Soyaan, linmayad si Taydak; Ginmosad si Balitok, Balitok nay masobok. Tadyonay manyokayok dalingyos bintauwanyo, Linmoboi di baboiyo, inmingyap di manokyo, Ganakyoi sauwaswoo. Siya say isongdoyo Linan inmananito. Ginmosad si Aponan, ingosadna baboina Siay intayawanda sinan boi di mansina. Siya sat matoganda mobalung ya ipidwada Tamonmasinop nan litagua way panamtamangan un dayida. Ginmosad si Maodi balitok nay masodi, Madili ay babayi, dalingyos bintauwanyo, Liniboi di baboiyo, inmingyap di manokyo. Alanyat i songdoyo si bomooi ay nayo. Balbalungmo matago, ipidwanas bungbungo Ut maad adotako. Ginmosad si Angtan; galinay kinadangian. Tanbanos di baknang ingosad ni baboiyo Ay inbayogunyo. Became happy Taydak, became happy Dakodak; Came down from the sky Soyaan, became happy Taydak. Came down from the sky Balitok, Balitok who was kind. The wooden dishes being carried in and out will be seen in your yard, Will become fat your pigs, will increase in number your chickens. Your children born will be eighteen. That is why you will mourn the death of the one celebrating the ceremony. Came down Aponan, bringing hogs So that there would be dancing at the house where the mandit was celebrated. So that they would know when they did it next, He called together the people that they might see everything. Came down from the sky Maodi, gold-shining. Growing fat are your pigs, increasing in number are your chickens. Admit you will mourn the death of the giver of this ritual. If you live, do it again in the future That we may increase. Came down Angtan; his blankets were those of a rich man. The greatest of all the rich men brought down your hogs, Singing the bayog. After singing the bayog, the people danced and drank tapuy until noon, when twelve hogs which were to be killed were tied and put in a row in front of the house. Just before the first hog was killed the mambunong prayed the prayer which is called batbat in Kibungan. It is as follows: