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from album: Tagtag Ifugao Planting Ritual, Philippines
Tagtag is a traditional ritual to protect the rice crops from rats, pests and other evil vibes. It involves a great number of Ifugao men clad in traditional Ifugao attire marching along the rice terraces while beating wood planks in synchrony and chanting
picture: So Much Grace, So Much Ifugao Pride Seen In These Faces
published by: maryan54
When rice plant is about knee-high tall, male members of the Ifugao tribe perform Tagtag. To ensure good harvest, they beat wooden planks and chant in unison while in the rice fields to ward off pests and capture evil vibrations by the red leaf adornments they wear in their bodies. Leaves are thrown into the river along with evil vibes caught by it during the ritual.