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Some practices and beliefs of the Badjao Tribe
By: Charmaine G. Bendanillo
By: Charmaine G. Bendanillo
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Traditional Badjao communities may have a dukun , a spiritual leader (i.e. a shaman)
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Example: Thanks - giving offering to the Omboh Dilaut, the God of the Sea, whenever a particularly large catch is brought in.
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Spirit mediums are consulted at least once a year fora public séance and nightly trance dancing.
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In times of epidemics, the mediums are also called upon to remove illness causing spirits from the community. They do this by setting a "spirit boat" adrift in the open sea beyond the village or anchorage.
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BADJAO’S WEDDING CEREMONY
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A Badjao wedding is a
three day affair with
dancing, food and festivities.
The whole town is
invited. Today, the ceremony
has been mixed with
modern formal rite.
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On the final day of festivities, most of the
people of the community
gathered in front of the church,
watching dancers and
waiting for the fun to begin.
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The bride is named Lassa. She is the pastor’s daughter and was marrying late at 18 yrs old. (Most are married off at 13 or 14 yrs.) The bride wore a white, frilly gown . Around her neck hung not one but two large gold necklaces with another in her hair which laid low on her forehead.
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Her hair was tucked up under a white tulle veil that trailed behind her.
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On her hands she wore lacy gloves. Each finger
donned at least one large gold ring and
her wrists drooped with gold bracelets.
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A woman sings the “lugu” before the ceremony starts as the “imam” or “panglima” walks with the groom to the bride’s side. The lugu’s lyrics are verses from the Koran; it has a traditional andmelancholy tune.
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Today, some of the Badjao tribes are
civilized. The groom was in also his
finest. But for him, that meant shiny
new sneakers, dark blue jeans and a traditional white
linen shirt. His hair was spiked with
gobs of gel. And up until the vows, he wore brand-new
black sun glasses. They sat on a bench
with their hands neatly folded on golden pillows
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After they exchanged rings and
vowed to love each other,
they performed together a traditonal
badjao dance, the PANGALAY.
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The traditional attire of a Badjao
is the “patadjong.” It has many uses;
they are made large enough to fit any person and is worn by both men and women as a
skirt or gown tucked at the chest level.
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It can serve as head cover, waistband,
sash, blanket, hammock, shoulder bag, cradle, pouch,
hood, or pillow.
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