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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ How do natives of Cagayan, the Ibanag and Itawit, uniquely engage with the spiritual anticipation of Christmas?The answer lies in the ๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ข๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ฏ๐ค๐จ๐ค๐จ (or simply, ๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ข๐ค๐ฃ), a profound tradition that showcases the deep synthesis of indigenous culture and Spanish-introduced Christianity among the Catholic Ibanag and Itawit peoples. Regarded…
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๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ช๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ In Cagayan Valley, indigenous culture preserves a profound philosophy of courtshipโ a point of impact where heroic literature and performing arts collide. This intersection marks a sophisticated transition from the imagined to the seen; it takes the epic of Biuag and…
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ The theme for National Women’s Month 2026– “Lead like the Babaylans, Filipinas!”, aimed to honor our nation’s indigenous spiritual leaders, is timely and fitting for us Cagayanos. For through it, we can examine our roots to uncover a foundational truth– long before colonial influence, the Cagayano spirit…
