Funeral Practices (Repost)

Apayao customs

The Apayaos, also known as the Isnegs or Isnags, of the Cordillera Administrative Region bury the deceased person under the kitchenarea of their homes.[5]

[edit]Benguet customs

For eight days, the indigenous people from Benguet blindfold the dead and then sit it on a chair that is placed next to a house’s main entrance. The arms and legs are held in the sitting position by means of tying. A bangil rite is performed by the elders on the eve of the funeral, which is a chanted narration of the biography of the deceased. During interment, the departed is directed towards heaven by hitting bamboo sticks together.[5]

[edit]Caviteño customs

Some rural area residents in Cavite make use of trees as burial places. The dying person chooses the tree beforehand, thus when he or she becomes terminally ill or is evidently going to die because old age, a hut for him or her is built close to the said tree. When the person dies, he is entombed vertically inside the hollowed-out tree trunk.[5]

[edit]Ilocano customs

[edit]Wake

Filipinos in the Ilocos regions of the Philippines also have their own funeral and burial traditions, known as the pompon or "burial rites".[4]An example would be how a dead husband is prepared by the wife for the wake, known in Ilocano as the bagongon.[4] Typically, only the wife will cloth the corpse, believing that the spirit of the spouse can convey messages through her. Placement of the coffin is also important, which is to be at the center of the home and must be corresponding to the planks of the floorboards. Lighting a wooden log in front of the house is also customary because the smoke assists the spirit of the dead towards heaven. This log is kept in flames during the wake to repel wicked spirits. The ceremonial attire of the female family members for the vigil is clothing with black coloration. Their heads and shoulder area are shrouded with a black handkerchief known as the manto.[8]

[edit]Funeral

Burial customs of...