70 Traditions of the Tinguian 



balaua of Pagatipanan of Kadalayapan, because Aponlgawani has re- 

 turned from fighting. So they celebrate." Pagbokdsan sat up. After 

 that he went down out of the balaua and the told people to wash their 

 hair and clothes and to bathe so as to attend the balaua of Pagatipanan 

 of Kadalayapan. So the people who lived with them all went to the river 

 and washed their clothes and hair, and took a bath. As soon as they 

 finished they went home, and they started to go to Kadalayapan. Old 

 man Pagbok&san took Aponlbolinayen from the jar, and put her inside 

 of his belt, so they went. 



As soon as they arrived there the families who made the balaua went 

 to meet them at the gate of the town and made alawig x for them. After 

 that they stopped dancing, and they talked to each other, and the two 

 young men who met Aponlbolinayen and Aponlgawani were with them, 

 because they arrived at the same time. So the old man Pagatipanan 

 said, "Ala, cousin Pagbokasan now we are going to chew betel-nut to 

 see if those two young men who took home Aponlgawani are our rela- 

 tives," and old man Pagbokasan agreed. So they cut the betel-nut 

 which was covered with gold for them to chew and as soon as they cut 

 the nut they all chewed, and they all spat. The spittle of Linglwan 

 went to the splittle of Pagatip&nan, and the spittle of Aponlgawani, 

 went there also. The spittle of Dangdang&yan went to the spittle of 

 Pagbok&san and that of Aponlbolinayen also, and thus they found out 

 that they were relatives. Pagbok&san was surprised, for he did not know 

 that he had a son, and Ebang took her son, and she carried him as if he 

 was a baby. And Linglwan was glad, because he had met his sister dur- 

 ing the fight and Langa-an carried him as if a baby. 



When they had learned that the boys who had carried the girls home 

 were their sons they all went back to town, and their people who had 

 been invited were there. As soon as they sat down Iwaginan commanded 

 someone to play the gansas and he took the two skirts and made every- 

 one dance. His wife Gintoban who was a big woman, who used the big 

 jars like agate beads on her head and about her neck, said to Iwaginan, 

 "Why don't you, my husband, bid me dance? I have been waiting for 

 a very long time." Iwaginan said, "Gintoban do not say that or I shall 

 be ashamed before the people. Wait until I am ready for you." As 

 soon as Aponlbolinayen and Linglwan finished dancing Iwaginan took 

 the skirts from them and he gave one to Gintoban and the other to 

 Ilwlsan, and so they danced. And the big jars which she had hung around 

 her neck made a noise and the earth shook when she moved her body. 

 As soon as they finished dancing the people who went to attend Balaua 



1 See p. 41, note 2. 



