what are your beliefs (paniniwala) or supertitious (pamahiin) in life.?
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what are your beliefs (paniniwala) or supertitious (pamahiin) in life.?
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1. Beliefs and Practices During House Construction
Some Ilokanos observe many superstitious beliefs during house construction which they believe would help them have a better life, economic status, and good relations between and among the members of the family. Also, if these are coupled with their diligence and strong faith in God, they can achieve what they are wishing for.
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Auspicious Day. According to a zodiac sign expert (a 73 year old woman), she could not count through her fingers the household owners who have asked her the zodiac sign (bituen), the auspicious day, when construction is best started. She said that “ Ti kasayaatan a panangrugi ti balay ket Virgo ken Aquarius tapno manamnama ti panagprogreso dagiti bumalay ken masapul a liklikan ti Leo ken Caprikornio gapu ta nabara dagitoy nga bituen, mabalin nga dagitay bumalay ket nalaing da nga aga-apa wenno agsisina da iti masakbayan kinuna na “, Virgo and Aquarius are the best for the family to start the house construction to have a better and peaceful life. On the other hand, Leo and Capricorn are not advisable. The old folks say the family members would often have misunderstandings and worst is that, the head of the family would separate along the way. A policeman and a professor, who are presently building their houses, agreed this point. They believe that these zodiac signs have an impact in maintaining the good structure of houses. They both said, “ uray adda adal met a bassit sinurot met latta daytoy nga praktis ken kultura tayo Ilokano gapu ta daytoy ti nariingan nga pammati
tayon. They also added, that nothing will be lost if this practis should be observed.
Mounting a cross. Placing a cross made of bamboo or wood at the center of the construction site. Mounting the site one month before the house will be built also means a lot. “ Ti krus ket napateg unay , ta daytoy ket mangpadisi kadagiti saan a makitkita nga kararua nga agnanaed iti lugar a pakaipatakderan iti balay, ken kasta met tapno mapapanaw dagiti madi nga espiritu nga mangriribok to kadagiti bumalay “, It is believed that when the cross stands steadily, unseen spirits and the souls of the descendants of that place are permitting the house owners to put up their dream house. If the cross is being transposed, a ritual is expected to be made or the concerned family have to look for another area to put up the house. This is according to the house owner who built a house in the 1980s. This belief was seconded by an engineer, saying that, “Whether the house owners like it or not, they have to do it because this practice was handed down from one generation to another”. Moreover, he said that the moment the construction is started, he is asking the owners to offer also a pot of rice, egg, water, soft drinks, and most especially wine. These are being placed beside the cross that was mounted .
Offerings. These are pot of rice, egg, water, soft drinks, and wine. These are the offerings being place beside the mounted cross to please the souls of the descendants and the unseen spirits. As one of the engineers had said, “ Dagitoy nga atang ket napateg , gapu ta daytoy ket aramid pay lang dagitay ugma, isu a masapul nga intay suruten ta uray dagitoy ket nalag- an lang met ti bulsa , ken daytoy ken pangay-ayo ken pagsupapak kadagitay kararua dagitay immuna nga akinkukua ken nag –naed iti lugar .” And this belief, was conformed by some carpenters because the house owners that they have served have also done and applied this practice. They also added, that “ uray siak di nagbalayak inkarigatak met iti agatang tapno awan makunkuna da”.