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The ceremony is simple. There is the usual ceremonial pig killing by the priest, and each night preceding the ceremony all the people cry: "I-teng'-ao ta-ko nan fa-kil'." This is only an exclamation, meaning, "Rest day! We observe the ceremony for rain!" I was informed that the priest has no separate oral petition or ceremony, though it is probable that he has. Kalob
He performs two ceremonies annually one, the su'-wat, for palay fruitage, and the other a fa-kil' for rains. Ong-i-yud', of ato Fatayyan, is known by the title of "Ke'-eng." He has two ceremonies annually, one ke'-eng and the other tot-o-lod'; both are to drive the birds and rats from the fruiting palay. Som-kad', of ato Sigichan, with the title "O-ki-ad'," has charge of three ceremonies annually.
Ko'-pus is the name given the three days of rest at the close of the period of Ba-li'-ling. They say there is no special ceremony for ko'-pus, but some time during the three days the pa'-tay ceremony is performed. Ceremonies connected with climate Fakil The Fa-kil' ceremony for rain occurs four times each year, on four succeeding days, and is performed by four different priests.
One is o-ki-ad', for the growth of beans; another is los-kod', for abundant camotes, and the third is fa-kil', the ceremony for rain. There are four annual fa-kil' ceremonies, and each is performed by a different person. Sacred days Teng-ao' is the sacred day, the rest day, of Bontoc.
This ceremony usually occurs once or twice each year in January, February, or March. He also serves once each year in the fa-kil' ceremony for rain. Cham-lang'-an, of ato Filig, has the title "Po-chang'," and he has one annual ceremony for large palay. A fifth intercessor is Som-kad', of ato Sipaat; his title is "Su'-wat."
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