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Updated: May 15, 2025
This last account was heard in Manabo, a town near to the Igorot settlements of the Upit river, and may be influenced by the beliefs held in that section. Certain individuals appear to have intimate dealings with the natural spirits, in some instances even being joined to them in marriage.
In Manabo, a town influenced both by the Igorot of the Upit River valley and the Christianized Ilocano of San Jose, the spirit is said to go at once to the great spirit Kadaklan, and then to continue on "to the town where it lives." "It is like a person, but is so light that it can be carried along by the wind when it blows."
This is one of the most widespread of the ceremonies, for it not only covers the entire Tinguian belt, but extends into the Igorot villages of the Upit river region and Ilocos Sur, as well as into the Kalinga villages of the Malokbot valley.
This last account was heard in Manabo, a town near to the Igorot settlements of the Upit river, and may be influenced by the beliefs held in that section. Certain individuals appear to have intimate dealings with the natural spirits, in some instances even being joined to them in marriage.
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