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BAMBANG

Where is Bambang located?

BAMBANG
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-Somewhere in the middle of Northern Luzon, is a landlocked

municipality, less explored but not at all less worthy to visit.
- a municipality built on fertile soil as well as a history of
nurturing both nature and culture, it is field with hectares of
Where is Bambang? BAMBANG

planting farms, for Rice, Crops, Fruits and Vegetables. With

- Home to 18 indigenous peoples including the Isinay,
over 54.000 people, you will enjoy how welcoming they are.
Beauty of Bambang Tuwali, Kankanaey, Dumagat, Gaddang, Ibaloi, Bugkalot, Igorot
etc.., while Ilocano is the most recognized among the 18 more.
BAMBANG
Culture and Practices of Being landlocked has its own advantages as it is able to
has its beginning in early period of Spanish Colonization. the

Manila, via the sprawling
name "Bambang" is an Isinay word meaning "to dig. in 2012,
different Indigenous People supply crops and vegetables to neighboring provinces, cities,
and regions, especially to Metro
Bambang became open to big dealers and businessmen as part
of its progress. Now the town has its own newly opened fast
of Bambang NUEVA VIZCAYA AGRICULTURAL
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food chains and other marketing establishments. Bambang is
Politically subdivided into 25 barangays, and has 3 universities
CONTEMPORARY ARTS and colleges, 6 high schools and 20 elementary and middle
MRS. JEM SANTOS ISIDRO schools.

JASPER JADE MARTIN

ST. DANIEL- HUMSS XII

Culture and practices
of the people of bambang
Panggayjaya Festival
The Municipality of Bambang
Nueva Vizcaya celebrates
PANGGAYJAYA FESTIVAL 2019.
The festival celebration that
attracts locals and tourists
every April is a town fiesta
with streetdancing
competition, float parade,
ground demonstration
participated by schools of
the town and people’s night.
Ilocanos (Culture and Tradition)
Ilocanos of Bambang strive hard to make a living, difficulty
is never a hindrance to their success. To and Ilocano,
hardships can easily be overcome. He believes in the value
of study, industry and patience; thus, every Ilocano family
encourages the children to go to school and learn skills to
find better paying jobs and consequently, have a better life.
The Christianized, lowland Gaddang are now almost
indistinguishable from the Ilokano and Ibanag peoples of the
valley.
But the highlanders still maintain a unique culture, including
what is perhaps the most opulent attire on the island of
Luzon, involving plentiful beads and precious stones.
Isinay (Culture and Tradition)
Most customs and traditions of the Ilocanos are influence
by their frugality. From the cradle to the grave, the Ilocano
rituals reflect what they believe in.
Death to the Ilocanos means great sorrow. If the father
dies, the wife dresses the deceased alone so that her
husband's spirit can tell her any messages or wish he was
not able to convey when he was still alive.
The body is placed in a coffin in the middle of the house
parallel to the slats of the floor. A big log is is then lighted
The Isinay (Isinai, Inmeas) are a small group found
in front of the houses so that the spirit of the dead will go
principally in the municipality of Bambang (1,225), Nueva
to heaven with the smoke. As long as the dead body is in the
Vizcaya, and Dupax Sur (265) in Quirino province.
house, the log is kept burning to keep the evil spirit away.
Foremost of those beliefs (which in fact made me inspect
Gaddang (_Culture and Tradition) the head of the infant in my arms) was this matter of the
cowlick (e^eyang in Isinay, alipuspos in Ilocano, puyo in
Tagalog).
Babies with two or double e^eyang are believed to become
either or both of the following characters when they
mature: first, masulit iyunar (hardheaded) or timbo^ (don't
listen to advice of elders), and second, duwa asawanar
(have two husbands/wives).
Babies with an extra cowlick on the forehead are believed
to become good in school as they are brainy or intelligent
Many Gaddang live in the highlands of southeastern Kalinga-
persons.
Apayao-Nueva Vizcaya and eastern Bontok and Isabela
Babies whose single cowlicks are right at the tu^tu^
provinces. Other groups have abide in the middle Cagayan
(center of the top of their heads) are said to become well-
Valley on the eastern side of the Cordillera, where
behaved people when they grow up. If a boy, the infant may
tributaries of the river merge.
someday mampari (become a priest).
 Igorots (Culture and Tradition)
The word Igorot was named by the Spaniards in this ethnic
gathering as alluding to clans they didn’t colonize in Central
Luzon. It comes from “Godot” or mountain chain, the
beginning of the word, and is added by the prefix “I” which
signifies “live in”.
They live in Cordillera, on the island of Luzon. There are six
territories in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
found. These are: Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Abra,
Apayao and Benguet. Also in Region 2, especially Nueva
Vizcaya.
At the point when we talk about Igorot character and
culture, we additionally need to think about the time. My
point is that: what I will partake in this article concerning
the Igorot culture probably won’t be the equivalent polished
by the Igorots of today.
It has made varieties by the progression of time, which is
likewise regularly happening to numerous different
societies, however, the principle center of regard and love
to predecessors and to the individuals who had quite
recently passed is still there.
Igorots (Hour of Death)
The Igorot culture that I like to share is about our practices
and convictions during the “hour of Death”. Passing is
essential for the pattern of life. Igorots practice this piece
of the life cycle with incredible significance and
significance.
Prior to the approach of Christianity in the Igorotlandia, the
Igorots or individuals of the Cordilleran area in the
Philippines were animists or agnostics. Our love or the
significance of offering honor to our progenitors is a piece
of our day-by-day exercises.
Igorots (Cañao or Kanyaw)
Cañao or Kanyaw is a festival or a ceremony of the
indigenous mountain people of Northern Luzon, but has
spread throughout Cagayan VAlley. It is a socio-religious
ritual where chickens, pigs and/or carabaos are butchered
as a sacrifice and feasted on. This is usually a thanksgiving
to their god Kabunyan.
There are different kinds of rituals of Cañao. Such rituals
are: for illness, good harvest and for progress. It is a
festival, a liturgy and offering where animals are offered
in thanksgiving. In marriages, healing, birth, burial and
voyage, a prayer is offered.
Dancing during the ritual is also a practice. A two-person (a
man and a woman) dance in a circular steps by hopping and
skipping in a tempo of the sticks and gongs. A group dance
is performed in two lines with the men and women
separated and from opposite direction moving towards
each other forming a circle. Women dances in the inner
circle while the men dances on the outer circle moving on
opposite direction.
Tapuy (rice wine) is served during the feast aside from the
meal. [unreliable source?]
Cañao is not complete without animal sacrifices. Goats,
chickens, carabaos and pigs were commonly used. Large
animals were killed, then chopped to pieces, boiled in water
with little spice, called watwat, which commonly pigs were
used. Chickens were cooked pinikpikan.