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Ginobáyan is a female spirit, always present in the Tangpap ceremony. Sangalo is a spirit who gives good and bad signs. Dapeg, Balingen-ngen, Benisalsal, and Kikiba-an, are all disturbers and mischief-makers. They cause illness, sore feet, headache, and bad dreams. They are important only because of the frequency with which they appear. Al-lot attends festivals and prevents quarrels.
They watched what he did when he made Sayang, and he did everything. He made balag, sagoyab, aligang, they made also tangpap, they made adagang, balabago, and what is needed for al-lot. After that, "You go home, and when you make Sayang you do as I did," said the man from Sayau.
In the yard at the north-east corner of the house stands an inverted rice-mortar on which is a dish of basi, an offering to the spirit Al-lot, who in return prevents the people from becoming angry. The needs of the spirit of the deceased are looked after by the members of the family.
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