The pechen is a ritualized oral contract between two villages with the purpose of establishing peaceful relations. It is a contract held in safekeeping by a particular ato/ator of
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Category: Bontok Beliefs
The Bontok ethnolinguistic group can be found in the central and east portions of the Mountain Province. It mainly consists of the Balangaos and Gaddangs, with a significant portion who identify as part of the Kalinga group. The Bontok live in a mountainous territory, particularly close to the Chico River and its tributaries.
Bontok Deities and the Origin of Headhunting
THE BONTOC (or Bontok) ethnolinguistic group can be found in the central and eastern portions of Mountain Province, in the Philippines. Although some Bontocs of
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Follow in the footsteps of the BONTOC Culture Hero, Lumawig
Follow in the footsteps of the BONTOC Culture Hero, Lumawig. Your next Philippine adventure… The pre-Christian Bontoc belief system centers on a hierarchy of spirits, the highest
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The Bontoc Legend of Lumawig | Culture Hero
A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to some group (cultural, ethnic, religious, etc.) who changes the world through invention or discovery. A typical culture hero might be credited as the discoverer of fire, or agriculture, songs, tradition, law or religion,
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IGOROT Origin Myths: The Creation
Igorot, or Cordillerans, is the collective name of several Austronesian ethnic groups in The Philippines, who inhabit the mountains of Luzon. “I shall mention chiefly
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