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Updated: May 7, 2025
In jungle she meets rooster and monkey, who tell her she is mistaken and advise her to return home. She continues her way and finally reaches ocean. Is carried across by a carabao which at once informs its master of the girl's presence. The master comes and meets girl. They chew betel-nut, and the quids turn to agate beads, so they marry. They make Sayang and send betel-nuts to summon relatives.
During the Sayang ceremony held in San Juan, a certain man and woman, who are then called Iwaginan and Gimbagon, represent the good spirits and are defended by the people when evil spirits try to dispossess them of their property.
Tabing: A large white blanket with which one corner of the room is screened off during the Sayang and other ceremonies. In this "room" food and other offerings are made for the black, deformed, and timid spirits who wish to attend the ceremony unobserved. Takal: Armlets made of boar's tusks, which are worn during certain dances in Sayang.
Ganinawan was the sister of Kanag and Asigtanan was the sister of Dagoláyen. They did not find out that they were related until Indayo and Iwaginan took them, for their mothers had lost them in miscarriages, and the girls became women by themselves, and the king found them. Ritualistic and Explanatory Myths The Ipogau are making Sayang.
"The best thing for you to do is to go home and find a woman whom you should marry and then when you are married you make Sayang and I will come to Kadalayapan," said Asibowan, for it was not good for them to be married because she had less magical power than Aponitolau. "If you do not wish to go, I will take our daughter Binaklingan."
They went home truly, those Ipogau, and they imitated the man who made Sayang in Sayau; then those who are married Kadaklan and Agemem caused the spirits to come whom they called, those who made diam when they built balaua. Now you get better, you who build balaua. "Those who knew to make dawak, went to make dawak, but they did not prepare the pig correctly.
Not long after he went back home. When he reached home Aponibolinayen said to him, "It is best for us to make Sayang." And Kadayadawan asked, "How do we make Sayang by ourselves? Our neighbors are all soldiers." "Do not worry about that, I will see," said Aponibolinayen.
When she was planting, the spirit entered her body again and taught her how to plant. When she reaped the sugar-cane and rice, she began to make Sayang. The spirit Kaboniyan went again into her to teach her how to make Sayang. Take lono and bolo as big as a finger and make dakidak, and put a jar with water upstairs in the house. Dance daeng for ten nights.
After that they arrived, those who are married who carried the pig, at the place of the man who made Sayang. "Where are you going?" asked the man of Sayau of those who carried the pig. "We came to see how you make Sayang, for we have not yet learned how to make Sayang correctly," said those who are married. "Ala! watch what I am doing and imitate."
They marry and go to Algaba's town. They celebrate Sayang and send betel-nuts to invite their relatives. When the guests cross the river, the drops of water which run from their bodies are agate beads and stones of the river are of gold. Guests all chew betel-nut and lay down their quids. By arrangement of quids they learn the true parents of Algaba.
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