﻿ix. d. 6 Robertson: The Igorots of Lepanto 523 



and the rest Igorots. The inhabitants of Bonayan claim descent 

 from Bintua and Olimen, a brother and sister, the only two 

 people left alive "after the big flood." "A she hog from Pidipid 

 strayed over to the place now called Bonayan and there had 

 young ones. When the owners and others went after her they 

 saw that the place was very fertile and well adapted for planting 

 and good pasture for their live stock." The barrio of Ilagan was 

 formed by the inhabitants of a place called Talo, who migrated 

 en masse because of "the frequent visits of their neighbors, who 

 were their enemies." The barrio of Pingad lays claim to great 

 antiquity and size. During the Spanish regime, however, many 

 of its inhabitants moved to other barrios. The barrio of Namatec 

 was formerly located nearer the river, "but for protection from 

 their more savage neighbors they moved * * * higher up 

 the mountain." The population of this barrio is decreasing." 

 Various legends and customs of the township are described as 

 follows : 



LEGEND OF THE ORIGIN OF THE WORLD 



In ancient times the earth was flat. When Lomaoig (God) saw that on 

 the earth all his people and every other living thing were mixed together, 

 He said, "It is better that I make the earth float on water so that it could 

 be inundated and the new creation that will come after will be more scat- 

 tered and separated.'' A big flood came and destroyed every living thing 

 except two people, who were brother and sister — Bintua, the brother, and 

 Olimen, the sister. This brother and sister married each other and they 

 had many descendants who are now scattered all over the earth."" 



CANAO 



The canao is a sacrifice of chickens, hogs, and all other kinds of animals, 

 offered to Lomaoig (God), that he may give them good health, better 

 crops, and a better increase from their live stock. 



MARRIAGE CEREMONY 



At sunset, after supper, the young women go to their tribunal to 

 sleep and the young men go to theirs. Late at night the young men go 

 to the tribunal where the girls are sleeping, and the young man that 

 wishes to get married speaks with the girl of his choice; then if the girl 

 is willing she tells the young man to go and bring firewood to her father's 

 house, and she takes binobodan™ (a native drink made out of rice) and 

 rice to the house of the young man's father. In this manner their parents 

 know that their son and daughter wish to marry. Then the parents 

 of both the young people agree that the young man shall go to the house 



"'See Blair and Robertson, ut supra, 5, 125-129, for the story regarding 

 the separation and origin of different nations. 



,w Rather the rice that is left after tapuy is made, although here the 

 word may be used as a synonym for tapuy. It is said to be more intoxicat- 

 ing than tapuy. 



