Posts Tagged ‘the Ifugao people’

 

 

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IFUGAO PROVINCE

 

Photo from: cgpinoy.org

 

This people prefer to be called Ifugaos as opposed to the more generic and less accurate Igorot term that includes all the peoples of the Cordillera Region.

The Ifugaos, immortalized by their magnificent rice terraces, inhabit the rugged terrain of the extensive Cordillera Mountain ranges of Central Northern Luzon. They have developed and maintained a distinct culture which until recently has resisted outside influences.

 

Photo from: trekearth.com

 

The terraces are vastly found in the province of Ifugao and the Ifugao people have been its caretakers. Ifugao culture revolves around rice and the culture displays an elaborate array of rice culture feasts linked with agricultural rites from rice cultivation to rice consumption. Harvest season generally calls for thanksgiving feasts while the concluding harvest rites tungo or tungul (the day of rest) entail a strict taboo of any agricultural work. Partaking of the bayah (rice beer), rice cakes, and betel nut constitutes an indelible practice during the festivities and ritual activities.

 

Photo from: univie.ac.at

 

Photo from: migrationology.com

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

The Cordillera Administrative Region

Ifugao Province UNESCO Heritage Site

Where is Ifugao Province and How to Get There

Colorful Festivals and Events in Ifugao

Natural Points of Interest in Ifugao

Man-Made Points of Interest in Ifugao

How to Have Fun in Ifugao

Ifugao Photo Gallery

Ifugao Video Collection

 

 

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