PHTraditional Kalanguya swidden farming included a rite called Timmongaw. It was performed in cultivation plots when people believed the activities of farming may have disturbed the mountain spirits.
Two chickens were traditionally sacrificed and tapey, or rice wine, was offered. A blanket was spread at the edge of the swidden and attached to two supports like a wall hanging.
The ceremony was intended to appease the timmongaw, described as mountain spirits. Sibon could also be performed after the swidden had been planted.
These practices reveal that farming the land was traditionally understood as requiring respect for the spiritual beings believed to inhabit it.
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Two chickens were traditionally sacrificed and tapey, or rice wine, was offered. A blanket was spread at the edge of the swidden and attached to two supports like a wall hanging.
The ceremony was intended to appease the timmongaw, described as mountain spirits. Sibon could also be performed after the swidden had been planted.
These practices reveal that farming the land was traditionally understood as requiring respect for the spiritual beings believed to inhabit it.
© UNESCO-ICHCAP