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Among the Tinguian of Abra, rice cultivation was traditionally accompanied by numerous rituals connected with planting, caring for, and harvesting the crop.
Some practices involved omens, offerings, sacrifices, propitiation, and thanksgiving.
These customs were so closely connected with community life that neglecting certain observances could be treated as a serious offense against the community.
Agriculture was therefore not viewed purely as physical labor. The rice cycle was connected to social rules, spiritual beliefs, and communal responsibility.
This reveals how food production could become an entire cultural system.
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