YouTube Uploader Ceasar Nimor: I learned this dance a long time ago (I was much younger at that time) from a group of Arumanen Manobo girls from Midsayap in Cotabato visiting a Cultural Gathering in Davao City...Last November 2008, the same dance was taught at an Indigenous Dance Workshop....These students doing a dress rehearsal of the dance are from the College of Education at the Southwestern University
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Thursday, July 16, 2015
The Talahari Indigenous Band with their Manobo Music
YouTube Uploader Louie Lapat. The Manobo-inspired Music of the Talahari Indigenous Band from the Province of Bukidnon
YouTube Uploader MrMateuszph: The indigenous music and dance of Talahari Tribe of Bukidnon, Philippines showcased during the 15th Regional Chemistry Congress (Regions X, XI, XII and Caraga) opening held at Farmer's Town Training Center, Central Mindanao University at Musuan, Maramag, Philippines
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Friday, July 10, 2015
Dasal at Kagubatan
Drawings, and or illustrations are Properties of
Batara Gat Baya.
Noong unang panahon malaki ang paggalang ng ating mga Ninuno sa kalikasan. Sila ay naniniwala na ang mga puno at iba pang bahagi ng kalikasan ay tahanan ng mga dakiling Diwata Kaya ganoon na lamang ang kanilang pag-iingat upang ito ay hindi maabuso.Madugong pilit na sinakop ng mga dayuhan ang buong kapuluan ng...
Dungan (Gimukod, Kalag)
Drawings, and or illustrations are Properties of Batara Gat Baya.
Ang Dungan ay Kilala din sa katawagang "Kaluluwa" (Taga-ilog), Kiyaraluwa (Tagbanua, Palawan), Karaduwa tawu (Hanunoo Mangyan, Mindoro) Makatu (Bukidnun/ Manobo),Gimukod (Bagobo/ Manobo) ito ay kabahagi ng ating kaloobang sarili. Ayun sa ilang paniniwala mayroon tayong 2 hanggang pitong pangunahing kaluluwa...
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Ay Ding | Manobo Songs
Ay Ding, a "lullaby for the dead," is sung only during a wake and when a baylan is present, for it attracts the evil sprits who come looking for a corpse to eat. If there is no baylan to keep the evil spirits away, and there is no dead person for the spirits to pray upon, they, attracted by the song, will not leave until they have caused someones death. The song as it was recorded by Abraham (Pfeiffer 1965) takes 1 min 42 sec to sing. Unlike other ritual songs, which are strictly chanted, Ay Ding...
Manobo Traditions During Deaths
When death occurs, lapuy, death messengers, are sent to inform relatives and friends. The body is washed, dressed in best clothes of the deceased, laid on mat at the exact center of the floor directly underneath the peak of the rooftop, and completely covered with a blanket. Objects, such as a bolo sword that the dead must take with it on its journey to the afterlife, are placed near the body. A clothesline is strung parallel to the body, and the clothes of the family or the dead person's personal...
Marriage Tradition of the Manobos
Marriage is traditionally by parental arrangement, which begins when each of two families chooses a spokesperson, preferably a datu or bai, who is known for eloquence and knowledge of custom law. The ginsa ("asking") begins with the girl's representative offering betel chew, which the boy's representative politely refuses until negotiations for the kagun (bridewealth) begin. All the groom's relatives, especially the datu/bai related to the groom's family, will contribute to the kagun. The wedding...
Tigwahanon
The Tigwahanon Manobo are found along the watershed of Tigwa River in the place where the municipality of San Fernando is located namely in the following places, Tugop, Little Bagiou, Kumawas, Halapitan, Iglusad, Bunacao, Katipunan, Kiboncog, Namnam, Matimbus, Sabangan, Lumbayao, and Don Cesar plain; Kalagutay, Palacpacan, Dao, Tag-alas-as and Abehid.
The catch and games in these communal food getting are equally shared that even the unborn child in his mother's womb gets a share as long as the...
Umayamnon
These Indigenous peoples dwell along the watershed of Umayam River in the Mountains of Pantaron in the Eastern side of the province of Bukidnon. They are fair in complexion five feet or above in height. Their eyes are set closed enough to each other with an average height of nose bridge. They are proud and reserved people.
The Umayamnon is synonymous to fierceness for their group is regarded as warlike and forest experts. But according to Opena (1982), these people are just suspicious and wary...
Talaandigs
The Talaandigs are one of the indigenous groups in the province of Bukidnon, who has continued to preserve and promote its indigenous customs, beliefs and practices despite the strong influx modernization and change. This groups is found in barangays and municipalities surrounding the mountain of Kitanglad specifically in the towns of Lantapan and Talakag (Talamdan, 2001).
The belief on the existence of the highest God called Magbabaya and the spirits who guard and protect nature is minfested...