Kankanay Ceremonies: (American Archaeology and Ethnology)Moss, C. R. (Claude Russell)
Religion
Kankanay Ceremonies: (American Archaeology and Ethnology)
Moss, C. R. (Claude Russell)
Igorot (Philippine people); Kankanay language -- Texts; Rites and ceremonies -- Philippines
Lumawig un Kabigat, si Pati, si Soyaan, si Amdoyan, si Wigan, si
Bintauan, si Bangan, si Bogan, si Obongan, si Obung, si Laongan,
si Singan, si Maodi, si Kolan, si Moan, si Angtan, si Gatan,
si Angban, si Mantalau, si Balitok; minyaan midakayos, yan
tagoundakami. Idauwatmoi masangbo, tamo matagokami pangiyaan di
ibamin dakami; tamo dakayo ay kabunian waday pangiyaan min dakayo;
tamo anakmi waday matago ya waday pangiyaan min dakayo.
Mopakenmi adadoenyo, tauaday piditenmi. Mo manokmi abu, matago
tauwaday panbiagmi. Mo mansamakmi, abu, mataguay; batong mataguay,
din togi mataguay; ta waday panbiagmi. Mo mansamakmi, abu, si pina,
ya kapi adadoi bagasna, ta waday ilaukami, ta waday iami sigalimi.
Lumawig and Kabigat, Pati, Soyaan, Amdoyan, Wigan, Bintauan,
Bangan, Bogan, Obongan, Obung, Laongan, Singan, Maodi, Kolan, Moan,
Angtan, Gatan, Angban, Mantalau, Balitok; we are giving this to
you that we may live long. Work for us to become rich so that while
we live there will be the giving of meat to us by our companions;
so that you the gods will have things given to you; so that our
children will have life; so that there will be gifts for you.
What we feed increase, so that there will be celebrations of
ceremonies again. Cause our chickens also to live to be for keeping
us alive. Make what we plant also to live; beans to live; camotes
to live; to be for keeping us alive. Make what we plant, also,
pineapples and coffee, to have much fruit, so that we may have
it to sell, that we may have something with which to buy blankets.
The hogs were then killed, and after the meat was cooked the same
prayer was repeated. After the people had eaten, they began to
dance and sing again and continued to do so throughout the night;
but only a small number of those who were present during the day
remained. The majority went home, taking with them part of the meat
which had been left.
The second and third days were similar to the first; but fewer people
attended, and fewer hogs were killed.
The mambunong stated that, if after a person has celebrated the
mandit, a stone should become detached from the hillside and roll
down near his house, or if there should be a slide near, it would be
necessary for him to kill another hog, and have the mambunong pray
the following prayer:
Sika ay napolug ay bato nay ay okaamka, ut bomaknangak ut adakna
bitbitbitug. Mataguak abu ta maobananak.
You, the falling stone, I am giving you this so that you will
make me rich and will not make me poor. Cause me to live also
until my hair is white.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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