English - Balay Mindanaw

LUMADNONG PAGKINABUHI NGADTO SA KALINAWbaston was used in the past,particularly when a persondies of an unknown cause.The cane is placed on top ofhis corpse, and when bloodcomes out from the body, itmeans that he was murdered.But if the fluid that comes outof the body is sago or clearliquid, this means that hedied of natural causes.The takulob (talakub inParedes’s accounts) containsThe Takulobthe reminders for the peopleon earth or “tugon sa kalibutan,” according to Amba Palasambag.During the recently concluded dumalongdong, this was hungat the bangkaso (makeshift altar). Amba Palasambag furthersaid that the takulob indicates whether the one holding it is areal datu.Baylan MovementAmba Palasambag had been part of the Baylan Movementthat occurred just before the outbreak of World War II in 1941.“The baylan (shaman) told us to go to Kapayagan because wewere going to rise to heaven. We did as we were told becausewe thought it was true.” Amba Palasambag said the reasonthey went to Kapayagan or Mt. Kimangkil, the highest peak inthe area, was not that they were afraid of the war but that anygunshot indicates libung. Inda Palasambag added: “The beliefat that time was that gun blasts was the time for the libung, orrising to heaven. This was what the baylans told us.”Cullen (1973:8), who conducted a study on animism amongthe Bukidnons, a general term referring to the native tribes thatoccupy the inland portions of Misamis Oriental, western Agusan32