Ifugao Heritage
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- Division Law of Mountain Province.
- In Ifugao Heritage, Developmental and sustainability initiatives are now more focused and inclusive of the different ethno-linguistic groups that inhabits its 11 municipalities.
- What are the 11 municipalities of the province of Ifugao?
- It is the capital of Ifugao province.
- Ifugao is popularly believed to have emanated from the word ‘pugaw’ which is “earth” in the cosmic belief or “hill”, hence, i-pugaw, later modified to Ifugao, means “from the hill”.
- In Ifugao Heritage, in 1995, UNESCO declared 5 IRT clusters as World Heritages recognizing them as “a living cultural landscape” because of the impeccable blending of people and the environment, one that must be sustained and adopted.
- While initial estimates placed the IRT as 2,000 years old, a recent archeological study provided evidence that they must be 400-700 years old positing that the boost in land cultivation coincided with the Spanish colonization (Acabado, 2017) furthered by waves of migration toward the upland areas by the people who do not like to be under the Spanish rule.
- In Ifugao Heritage, it the earliest settlement.
- earth, or mortals as distinguished from those of the other realms.
- It also means ‘people of the hill’ or mountain people.
- called ‘Igorots’.
- In Ifugao heritage, dialects like the Tuwali and Ayangan were also used to name the different ethno-linguistic groups.
- In an Ifugao ethno-linguistic group, it is spoken largely in the Western area including Kiangan, Lagawe, Hingyon, Hungduan, and some parts of Banaue, Asipulo, and Lamut.
- Banaue and Lamut.
- In an Ifugao ethno-linguistic group, it is mostly spoken by the people in Tinoc and some parts of Asipulo.
- It is an Ifugao chant which is also inscribed in 2008 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
- This game is played by two or more individuals/groups where they walk or run using a pair of stilts or akkad. This akkad is made of wood with protruding branch or nailed wood to step on. The first individual/group t o finish the race wins.
- This is participated by men and to play the game, the players lie down in opposite direction with their hips at the same level. At the signal of a referee, each tries to swing to raise the opponent from the ground. The winner is the one who remains on the ground while the one lifted from the ground loses.
- To play, the wrestlers hold the G-string and tries to pin the opponent. The following strategies can be employed by a wrestler inorder to win: ballabag (dumping the opponent to the ground), pakkid (using leg to hook the opponent’s leg), hidil (to impede leg movement to make the opponent unbalanced), tagge (lifting of the opponent), guyud (pulling), tulud (pushing).
- In the distant past, guyyudan is played in cultural activities such as the ‘Punnuk’ ritual Among the activities that culminate the “Punnuk” is the tug-of-war by the river. It was also played with the use of a piece of wood where two players try to pull the bunch of wood and whoever is dragged away from his original position is the loser. It has evolved and players nowadays use a rope and it also became a competitive event during festivals.
- left hands are at their backs. The player who presses his opponent’s hand flat on the surface wins. The player who lifts his elbow from the table will also lose.
- The ‘Uggub’ or throwing of darts (young runo shoots) is a trial by ordeal in cases of theft. Representatives of the two parties are selected and will stand six to seven meters apart. The accuser is the first to throw the uggub while the accused turns his back. If the accuser hits the back of the accused, then it proves his accusation. If he fails, then his accusation is false, and/or if the accuser is hit by the accused, then it further proves that the accusation is false.
- common strategy being used to win in the game.
- They also portray the life of early Ifugaos and their culture. This is evident in one of the oral literatures called “Hudhud”, which consists of narrative chants performed especially during harvest and wakes (elderly persons who died a natural death). This Hudhud, an Ifugao oral literature, is inscribed by UNESCO in 2008 as one of the World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
- This is a ritual ballad that highlights the supposed achievements of a hero. This is not as popular as the Hudhud since the Alim cannot be performed by anyone and for anybody. This is only performed during prestige rituals and the death of a wealthy elder as they remove precious items from his body.
- This is a jovial parody and mostly contains mutual criticism by males and females who are chanting alternately. This usually happens during prestige feasts when people are intoxicated by wine.
- These are usually short stories consisting of myths, folktales, legends, and fables for entertainment and also in teaching the children cultural values.