56 Traditions of the Tinguian 



in Kadalayapan, and Aponlbalagen was surprised and his heart jumped. 

 "I went to hide Aponlbolinayen in Lisnayan so that no one would see 

 her, but now someone has found her." So Langa-an gave them the 

 engagement present 1 and she asked how much they must pay as the 

 marriage price. "You must fill the balaua nine times," they answered. 

 So Langa-an filled the balaua nine times with different kinds of valuable 

 things. As soon as she had paid the marriage price she went back home. 

 When she arrived in Kadalayapan and reached the top of the ladder of 

 the house she laid down and slept, for she was drunk. "How strange 

 you act, mother. Why don't you tell us the news before you sleep?" 

 said Aponltolau, and she said, "The engagement and marriage gifts 

 were accepted." 



In the afternoon they began to make Sayang. 2 Not long after the 

 old woman Alokotan, who conducted the Sayang and made them dance 

 Da-eng, 3 arrived and she began to perform the ceremony. When it be- 

 came morning, "You people who live with us, come and pound rice," 

 said Aponlbolinayen. So the people gathered and pounded rice for 

 them. As soon as they finished pounding rice she commanded her 

 liblibayan 4 to go and get betel-nuts. When they arrived with the betel- 

 nuts, "You betel-nuts come and oil yourselves and go to invite all our 

 relatives, for we are making Sayang. Invite all the people except the old 

 enemies," she said and when it became evening they made Ltbon. 6 



Asibowan was anxious to chew betel-nut and she went to search for 

 one in the corner of her house and she found an oiled nut which was 

 covered with gold. When she tried to cut it in two it said to her. " Do 

 not cut me, for I came to invite people to attend the Sayang of Aponlto- 

 lau and Aponlbolinayen." And Asibowan said, "I cannot go." "If 

 you do not come I will grow on your knee," said the betel-nut. "No, go 

 on my big pig." So the betel-nut jumped on the head of her pig and it 

 grew very high, and the pig squealed. "Get off from my pig and I will 

 come," said Asibowan. Late in the afternoon they saw her below the 

 talagan* "Asibowan is here now, Aponlbolinayen, come and see her," 

 said Aponltolau. So Aponlbolinayen came and she took her to their 

 house, and Iwaginan took two skirts and he made them dance. He danced 

 first with Asibowan before he made the others dance and his wife 



1 Seep. ii. 

 •Seep. 12. 

 * See p. 13, note 1. 

 4 See p. 14, note 2. 

 6 See p. 13, note 2. 



8 Small covered benches built during the Sayang ceremony for the use of spirits 

 and mortals. 



