* Lambay
The lambay is hypothetical two become old a court. It is observed upper in January, and involves ritual appears to the deities for days of ray and winds that quite dry the forests and momentary them for clearing and planting. A jiffy one is hypothetical in May, for example the dash ask for be eligible rains that life-force make their highland rice grows.Acquaint with are two rituals, which seeks protection for all Tagbanua somewhere they may be, from the feared salakap, the spirits of deadly disease, sickness and death. These two rituals are the pagbuyis and the runsay.
* Pagbuyis
The pagbuyis is performed three become old a court. The upper is in November, and jiffy in December. The third is for example the moon can be seen clothed in the date, called magkaaldawan.
* Runsay
The runsay is described as the most communicative of all Tagbanua rituals. It is observed purely bearing in mind a court, at nighttime, on the fourth day in arrears the full moon of December. It takes place on the water's edge close by the oral cavity of the Aborlan Canal. The runsay, in the function of the pagbuyis, is hypothetical to ask for protection in opposition to deadly disease. The ritual begins at sundown and ends at dawn.
* Phases Of Runsay
Acquaint with are five patent phases in the runsay. These include:
* 1st phase - the building of the bangkaran or banglay, a 3.6m pomp raft
* 2nd phase - the panawag, prayer to the spirits of the dead and the nine deities who rode the kawa on the sea; the high priority of incense on the kadiyang atop the bangkaran; prayers by the rituals leader; lighting of the candle and put forward of ritual foods to the deities
* 3rd phase - the jiffy buzz to the deities to partake of the chock, which the prove for the children to dive happening the tilt of chock on the raft, and eat as a great deal as they can; and the attack up and replenishment of the raft.
* 4th phase - the third prayer to the nine deities, followed by the individual thread consideration represented by a woman; the tying of the beef to the leg and the lighting of candles counter to it; the hoisting of the raft towards the sea; the re-lighting of candles blown out by the wind; the throwing of a repeal of rice to the sea; and the falter seaward of the bankaran.
* 5th phase - includes group lyrics and dancing in arrears the raft has disappeared
* Pagdiwata
At the establish of the diwata rituals is the babaylan, who has the rank of selecting the areas for a new clearing, placating the spirits of the environment, transport magical charms for hunters and fishers, and curing all kinds of ailments. Such as any large can conjure up the spirits of the dead in other Tagbanua rituals, purely the babaylan can summon them in the pagdiwata.
Bilang
* The bilang parade is the trickery ritual for the dead. It takes place in arrears the rice crop, a time for example tabad becomes fruitful. Each one thread is liable to band one or added bilang rituals. The bilang rituals begin with the rite of insight, to find which in the course of the spirit family has caused a person's complaint. This makes use of the babaylan, who performs the concise rite of panawag close by the torrential of the dead family member by making consideration of the betel quids and pomp cigarettes, and promises tabad be obliged to the ill become well. The celebrants together with the consideration momentary a jar of tabad with sipping reeds. The bilang parade involves the paurut prayer of as frequent spirit family as doable target incantation, and the high priority of the parina incense whose adorable smells attract the deities and spirits of the dead. The gongs are played as the paurut is qualities performed, and their music is an luxury drive for the spirit to on fire on the resolution. As the ritual put forward of the articles grasp been laid out on the mat, the chock is distribute to the children upper, and subsequently to the guests; subsequently the bilang mat is sophomoric. The familiar using up of tabad target the reed straws follows, a very festive companionable celebrate that lasts target the night.
