Ilokano Cultural Practice Reason/s Why it

Cultural
History Values/devalues
Significance
Human Lives
1.When you are in your A belief of elders Elder’s say not to It values human lives
house and you hear passed through answer when there because we may not
like there is someone is generation to is someone calling know if these beliefs
calling you at night, generation. you specially when are true. It doesn’t
don’t answer. they only call your matter what other
name once. Because people will think and
they believe that we often say it “wala
when you answer namang mawawala
them, these spirits kung maniniwala ka”.
will possess your
body and do
whatever they want
to do.

2. Nu agisibug ka ti A belief of elders When throwing It values human lives

danum aglalo nu passed through things and splashing because we may not
napudot, ken nu generation to water in your know if these beliefs
agibelleng ti anya man generation. backyard, you have are true. It doesn’t
ti arubayan ket to let the spirits matter what other
masapol agibaga ti know that they need people will think and
“kayo kayo umadayo to step back by we often say it “wala
kayo” saying “kayo kayo namang mawawala
umadayo kayo” so kung maniniwala ka”.
that their feelings
won’t hurt. And if
you don’t they will
take their revenge
and make you suffer
like they will make
your ears, or nose,
etc. bigger and
swollen, or else they
will make you sick
that’s why some of
the victims of these
go to the quack
doctors for them to
be cured.