Aside from what is found in this lecture/module, kindly give and

discuss at least 4 additional rituals in the Philippines. (5 points

each)

1. Pag-anito refers to a séance, often accompanied by other rituals or celebrations, in which a
shaman (Visayan: babaylan, Tagalog: katalonan) acts as a medium to communicate directly
with the spirits. ... The act of worship or a religious sacrifice to a spirit is also sometimes simply
referred to as anito.

2. What are the rituals of Aetas?

The Aetas believe that evil spirits are the usual cause of illness. They still practice a
ritual called kagon, a form of spirit healing performed with dance, song, and guitar
music to exorcise the dimonyo from ailing individuals.

3. What are the rituals of Ramadan?

Fasting during Ramadan means abstinence from all food or drink, including water
and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. It is recommended that before sunrise,
Muslims eat a prefast meal known as suhur. This meal often resembles breakfast, but in
some cultures it may include more dinner-like foods.

4. Cañao or Kanyaw is a festival or a ceremony of the indigenous mountain people of Northern

Luzon. It is a socio-religious ritual[1] where chickens, pigs and/or carabaos are butchered as a
sacrifice and feasted on.[2] This is usually a thanksgiving to their god Kabunyan.
These indigenous mountain people believe in the existence of supernatural beings that they
call Anito which have power over man. With the use of prayers and material offerings in the ritual,
the people believes to win the favors of these spirits. [3]
The festival was an ancient tradition celebrated long before Spain reached the Philippines. [4] Today,
Igorots and Filipino of Igorot ancestry a still practice this traditional feast wherever they are. [5]
Grand Cañao is celebrated by the Igorot people of the Cordilleras yearly[6]

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. [7]
Dancing during the ritual is also a practice.[8] 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.[9][10]
Tapuy (rice wine) is served during the feast aside from the meal. [11][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.

Itong mga rituals na ito ay kailangan ipreserba at protektahan dapat ng gobyerno lalo na para sa ating
mga katutubong aeta. Mahalagang mapanatili ang mga tradisyonal na ritwals na ginagawa sa bansa
sapagkat bahagi na ito ng pagiging Filipino at parte narin ng ating kultura

There are many traditional rituals that are still exist in our country and were celebrated in a specific date
or in some occasions. Among these rituals I made a research and I gathered four rituals as I surfing in the
internet to gather more information about the rituals that are doing by some of our indigenous people
and Muslim community here in the country. Here are the four rituals I gathered. First is the Pag-aanito
that is often accompanied by other rituals or celebrations, in which a shaman (Visayan: babaylan,
Tagalog: katalonan) acts as a medium to communicate directly with the spirits. The act of worship or a
religious sacrifice to a spirit is also sometimes simply referred to as anito. The Health Ritual of “Pag-
aanito” among the Aetas of Nabuclod, Pampanga. Second is the Kagon which is also a rituals of the
Aetas were the Aetas believe that evil spirits are the usual cause of illness. They still practice a ritual
called kagon, a form of spirit healing performed with dance, song, and guitar music. Third is the
Ramadan that is being performed by the Muslim. Fasting during Ramadan means abstinence from all
food or drink, including water and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. It is recommended that before
sunrise, Muslims eat a prefast meal known as suhur. This meal often resembles breakfast, but in some
cultures it may include more dinner-like foods. And for our Forth and Last is the Cañao or Kanyaw it is a
festival or a ceremony of the indigenous mountain people in the Northern Luzon in the Philippines. It is a
socio-religious ritual where chicken and pigs are butchered as a sacrifice and feasted on. This is usually a
thanksgiving to their god Kabunyan. These rituals need to be preserved and protected by the
government especially for our indigenous aeta. It is important to maintain the traditional rituals
performed in the country because it is part of our culture.
These rituals need to be preserved and protected by the
government especially for our indigenous aeta. It is
important to maintain the traditional rituals performed
in the country because it is part of being Filipino and
also part of our culture.