ROFG Repertoire- Philippine Rituals


RITUAL	INDIGENOUS GROUP	PLACE	TYPE	PARTICIPANTS	ESSENCE
Amba (Ambahan)	Negrito	Bataan , Zambales	Healing Ritual	Male Villagers	A Ring of men circle sick villagemates, shouting, sometimes running sometimes walking while treatening malevolent spirits to leave the sick
Anito Baylan	Mandaya	Davao del Norte	Healing Ritual	Female Baylan	Female shaman works into trance, dance around sick while chanting, shaking miniature shield and club
Anito Baylan	Mansaka	___	Healing Ritual	___	Presided by a male healer, sacrificing chicken and using a human skull. Later , girls from the audience stand and dance
Anituan	Negrito	Pampanga	Healing Ritual	Male Manganito	Several "medicine men" encourage or threaten spirits to leave body of sick. A red cloth covering the sick represents ailment
Baboy	Mansaka	Talaingod	Healing Ritual	Male Baylan	A village "doctor" using a sacrificial pig (thus the title baboy) , go thru the ritual acting and dancing
Daeng	Itneg	Abra	Healing Ritual	People and Medium	Shaman invokes spirits while chanting, she moves around sick person-head axe in hand and water from coconut shell is sprinkled over the sick
Dawak	Itneg , Kalinga	___	Healing Ritual	Female Mandadawak	Healing and all purpose ritual performed by top rated medium
Padiwata , Diwata	Tagbanua	Palawan	Healing Ritual	Female Babaylan	Biggest ritual involving priestess dances, chants music and healing sequences. Performed to aliviate sickness, well being of the village and for thanks giving. The great spirit, Magindusa is called to help.
Inim	Tagbanua	Palawan	Healing Ritual	Female Babaylan	A Sequence of the diwata where the priestess drinks tabad wine , after the spirits have drunk. Public dancing follows
Sinuyad	Manubo	___	Healing Ritual	___	Diwata heals a sick through a shaman who performs while dancing
Sinundo / Sinangga	Manubo	___	Healing Ritual	___	Ritual dance to exorcise evil spirit believed to be bearers of disease
Diwata	Dibabawon	___	Healing Ritual	Male Baylan	Young girls ward off spirits by fire and cure sick
Pagjin (Pagjin)	Tausug	___	Healing Ritual	Villagers	Ritual dance used for contacting the spirits (Apo-jin) for appeasement, ask for a good catch , healing, easy child birth, prolong life, a peaceful death and a happy trip to heaven. Held 3 times a year during full moon.
Tarok	Batak	___	Healing Ritual	___	Baylan dances - songs are sound to call diwata who are referred to as nature spirits to cure sick
Leyen-leyen	Batak	___	Healing Ritual	___	Baylan dances - songs are sound to call diwata who are referred to as nature spirits to cure sick
Sadonkaya	Batak	___	Healing Ritual	___	Baylan dances - songs are sound to call diwata who are referred to as nature spirits to cure sick
Kendar	Batak	___	Healing Ritual	___	Baylan dances - songs are sound to call diwata who are referred to as nature spirits to cure sick
Minanguyanan	Manubo	___	Healing Ritual	___	___
Sarungkay	Batak , Tagbanua	___	Healing Ritual	Male assistant babaylan	Dance performed by the healer during the healing ritual
Segumbaylan	Batak , Tagbanua	___	Healing Ritual		Healing ritual where shaman sings and dance.
Sinalingsing	Manubo	___	Healing Ritual		Ritual where a baylan request that the spirit transfer to the sacrificial chicken and egg the pain or disease of the sick person
Say-am	___	___	Healing Ritual	___	A Major feast cpmmunicating with spirits performed by priestess. The Manganito is a ceremonial element of Say-am
Tamong	Benguet	___	Healing Ritual	___	Ritual dance to heal sick
Alisig	Kalinga	___	Healing Ritual	___	Ritual for healing , officiated by a manalisig
Sangyang	Caviteno	Cavite	Healing Ritual	Male and female walkers	Mediums walk over live coals after a series of prayers asking that a sick may recover
Babaylan	Mansaka	___	Healing Ritual	Male Babaylan	___
Dugso / Hinaklaran	Talaandig	___	Healing Ritual	All female	___
Runsay	Tagbaua	___	Healing Ritual	People	___
Bagungon	Itneg		Death Ritual	4 People	4 in conference
Belay ni wadagan	Kalinga		Death Ritual	4 People	4 in conference
Dawak	Kalinga	___	Death Ritual	___	Most important religious ritual
Sis-siwa	Kalinga		Death Ritual	___	Most important religious ritual
Sapoy	Kalinga		Death Ritual	___	Most important religious ritual
Palinawa	Kalinga		Death Ritual	___	Dance of the mandadawak using a china bowl to catch hair in the air and plant on heads of bereaved family members
Bikbik	Kalinga		Death Ritual	Villagers	To say goodbye to dead , Ritual to drive spirit of dead realative to the worls beyond by burning branches.only women and mandadawak (Shaman) take part )
Lidong	Abyan	Camarines Norte	Death Ritual	Villagers	Ring dance of dead , Villagemates dance in a ring around relatives of newly buried dead
Dalidong	Kalinga		Death Ritual	Villagers	Goodbye rite to dead
Sagsag	Kalinga		Death Ritual	Villagers	Rite with fire over fallen warrior / Ritual to drive spirit of dead realative to the worls beyond by burning branches.only women and mandadawak (Shaman) take part )
Udol / Edel	Tagakaolo , Blaan	Southern Davao	Death Ritual	Female Villagers	Death rite , mourning / Ceremonial playing of the udol to call back lost menfolks.
Sayang	Negrito	Camarines Norte	Death Ritual	___	40th day dance to remember the dead
Binua-bua	Subanon	___	Fertility Ritual	___	Rite and Dance , Shaman dances and performs rites over barren women asking for children.
Gabbok	Kalinga , Itneg , Bago		Fertility Ritual	___	New-born rite , Ritual with several steps and dancing to welcome a new-born baby particularly a boy
Ilum / Mangilum	Kalinga	Kalinga	Fertility Ritual	___	Performed to safeguard health of a pregnant
Sayaw sa Obando	Bulakenyo	Bulacan	Fertility Ritual	___	Fertility , Barren women ask for children, christian women for husbands and men for wives from 3 Christian saints by dancing the streets of Obando during the feast day of these saints.
___	Kalinga	___	Fertility Ritual	___	Rite over pregnant woman
Bohan Kinawin	___	Talaingod	Wedding, Marriage and Dance	___	___
Todik (Takik)	Apayao	___	Wedding, Marriage and Dance	___	Wedding dance
Disposorsio	___	Bulacan	Wedding, Marriage and Dance	___	Wedding parade in dance
Galahan	___	Laguna	Wedding, Marriage and Dance	___	Wedding dance
Investida	___	Nueva Viscaya	Wedding, Marriage and Dance	___	Wedding and dance
Mascota	___	Cagayan	Wedding, Marriage and Dance	___	Wedding dance
Pagkawin	Maranao , Yakan, Tausog, Samal , Manubo, Badjao	___	Wedding, Marriage and Dance	___	Wedding ritual and dance
Kasal sa banig	Bagobo	___	Wedding, Marriage and Dance	___	Wedding
Pagasawa uy	Matigsalug	___	Wedding, Marriage and Dance	___	Wedding
Samsong	Blaan	___	Wedding, Marriage and Dance	___	Wedding and dance
Bugayon	Ilongot	___	War, Combat, Battle and Victory	___	Post headhunting
Chas-se	Kalinga	___	War, Combat, Battle and Victory	___	Revenge Rite
Mangayaw / Kayaw	Kalinga , Bontoc	___	War, Combat, Battle and Victory	___	Headhunt
Sagang	Kalinga	___	War, Combat, Battle and Victory	___	Rite over head-trophy
Tagem	Ilongot	___	War, Combat, Battle and Victory	___	Victory dance after headhunt
Tomo Lawyow	Kalinga	___	War, Combat, Battle and Victory	___	Victory dance after headhunt
Ugaod	Kalinga	___	War, Combat, Battle and Victory	___	Victory meal , Feet washing of warriors
Ayu-ayu	Negrito	___	War, Combat, Battle and Victory	___	Torture rite
Kalasag	Bukidnon , Talaandig	___	War, Combat, Battle and Victory	___	Duel by 2 men
Kalasag	Matigsalug	___	War, Combat, Battle and Victory	___	Duel by 2 men
Kayaw	Manubo	___	War, Combat, Battle and Victory	___	Duel by 2 men
Al-lalat	Bugkalot	___	War, Combat, Battle and Victory	___	Duel by 2 men
Binabayani	Baluga	___	War, Combat, Battle and Victory	___	War Dance
Dangale	Itneg	Abra	Work-a day / Feast	___	Pounding rice rite
Hermana Mayor	___	Nueva Ecija	Work-a day / Feast	___	Fiesta Sponsor
Caracol	___	Cavite	Work-a day / Feast	___	Procession and moro-moro
Padafung (Lana T)	___	Cagayan	Work-a day / Feast	___	Easter Sunday Rite
Putungan	___	Marinduque	Work-a day / Feast	___	To welcome guests
Tadag	Bukidnon	___	Work-a day / Feast	___	A request from the nature spirits for permission to clear woodlands, presided by babaylan
Daing	Itneg	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Asking for rain / Favors
Dalayog?	Manubo	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Blood offering to spirit
Dinuya	Ifugao	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Good Harvest / Well Being
Uyaoy	Ifugao	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Good Harvest / Well Being
Bumajah	Ifugao	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Good Harvest / Well Being
Dugso , Lagudas (Laguras)	Higaonon , Talaandig	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Thanksgiving for a son / good harvest / Healing
Gin-um	Bagobo	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Cleansing / Renewal of vow
Musayaw	Mansaka	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Ceremonial dance for well being
Buni / Baki	Ifugao	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Cleansing rite / offering
Palinawa	Kalinga	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	For well being
Palook	Itneg	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Thanks for good harvest
Saraw	___	Batangas	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Worship to the sun
Sinulog	___	Bohol, Cebu, Antique	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Thanksgiving / Wellbeing
Siundo?	Manubo	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Appease spirit gods
Tugatak	Tagbanua	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Thanksgiving
Ugtube?	Bagobo	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Ritual dance offered to god father
Turumba sa birhen	___	Laguna	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Thanksgiving / prayer
Pasasalamat	Tiruray	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Thanksgiving / Good harvest directed towards Takus, the creator and owner of the land
Bolang-Bolang	Subanon	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Dancers move around a pole to suplicate
Buklog	Subanon	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Ceremonial dancing on a platform
Lapal	Subanon	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Ritual in which the medium converses with the diwata to allow forest clearing
Inahaw	Bukidnon	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Dance of offering by several female dancers moving around a sacred fire
Atang-atang	Gaddang	Isabela	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Raft of offerings
Abang	Balaginggi	___	Suplication , Prayer , Thanksgiving	___	Boat and chants
Pagtamat	Yakan	Basilan	Activity	___	Quoran Reading Graduation
Datum Tumangad	Bontok	Bontoc	Puberty	___	Coming of Age
Pagislam	Yakan	Basilan	Puberty	___	Male circumsicion
Pagsunat	Yakan	Basilan	Puberty	___	Female circumsicion