Kankanay Ceremonies: (American Archaeology and Ethnology)Moss, C. R. (Claude Russell)
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Kankanay Ceremonies: (American Archaeology and Ethnology)
Moss, C. R. (Claude Russell)
Igorot (Philippine people); Kankanay language -- Texts; Rites and ceremonies -- Philippines
While this ceremony corresponds in general to the Nabaloi pachit,
the song and prayer are entirely different. In the pachit the
prayer is addressed principally to the souls of dead relatives,
while in the mandit the hero deities are addressed. The prayer and
song resemble more closely those for the Nabaloi bindayan than those
for the pachit. It is not improbable that when the bindayan or its
equivalent became obsolete among the Kibungan Kankanay, a part of it
was incorporated in other rituals.
The corresponding Lepanto Kankanay ceremony is variously designated
as the bayas, bagnas, and daaus. The corresponding Ifugao ceremony
is called bumayah.
DAWAK AND BASIT
The dawak is a small mandit, and corresponds to the Nabaloi chawak. A
very small dawak called basit dawak corresponds to the Nabaloi bayog.
BATBAT
The batbat is given in all Benguet towns, by the Kankanay as well as
the Nabaloi, to cure or prevent sickness and to bring riches and long
life to the giver. The ceremony is held for the same general purpose
by both tribes, but the manner of celebrating it is different.
In the Kankanay towns from one to twelve hogs may be used for
this ceremony. The number varies according to the wealth of the
giver. Unlike the Nabaloi they do not pretend to deceive the spirits
by tying hogs which are not to be killed. The following story regarding
this difference was related in Legleg, [8] a barrio of Kapangan:
Ud nabaon si Lumawig winatwatun ifugau gudu ta siay aduum si
okana. Gomosad pay sin kayilokoan, ay mankadu si gudu adida
donongun. Isakayatna pay sin Nabaloi; inamtada di nangia si esa
ay yatdaum adadu di indawatna. Sin nangi bagaana sin Kankanay
pay yaanda si adadu.
Sia say gapona ay iwud diidawat si Iloko sin batbat, mo din
Inibiloi ya anda si usaloi, mo di Kankanay pay yaanda si adadu.
Long ago Lumawig gave the people hogs so that they would give some
of the increase. When he came down from the sky to the Ilocano
country and asked for hogs, they did not comply. He asked the
Nabaloi; they knew how to give him one and pretend that many were
given. When he asked the Kankanay, they gave him many.
This is the reason the Ilocanos do not celebrate the batbat;
why the Nabaloi give one (hog) only; why the Kankanay give many.
Before each hog is killed, the mambunong prays as follows while
holding a cup of tapuy in his hand:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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