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The Buklog is an elaborate thanksgiving ritual practiced by the Subanen people of southern Philippines. A village leader called a timuay can organize the ritual to E×ρréšš gratitude and maintain harmony between people, nature, and the spiritual world.
The ceremony can include asking permission from spirits before gathering materials from the forest, presenting offerings, and inviting the spirits of deceased relatives to a communal feast.
Music and dancing are also part of the ritual. Participants eventually dance on an elevated wooden structure called the Buklog, which is both a sacred and social space.
The ritual was inscribed on UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2019.
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