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    The hudhud are narrative chants traditionally performed by the Ifugao people of the Philippines, especially during rice cultivation periods and rituals. Originating before the 7th century, the hudhud comprises over 200 chants divided into episodes and can take days to fully recite. Elderly women often lead the recitation in a leader-chorus style, occupying an important societal role. The language uses figurative techniques and repetitions that make transcription difficult, so few versions exist in writing.

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    The hudhud are narrative chants traditionally performed by the Ifugao people of the Philippines, especially during rice cultivation periods and rituals. Originating before the 7th century, the hudhud comprises over 200 chants divided into episodes and can take days to fully recite. Elderly women often lead the recitation in a leader-chorus style, occupying an important societal role. The language uses figurative techniques and repetitions that make transcription difficult, so few versions exist in writing.

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    The hudhud are narrative chants traditionally performed by the Ifugao people of the Philippines, especially during rice cultivation periods and rituals. Originating before the 7th century, the hudhud comprises over 200 chants divided into episodes and can take days to fully recite. Elderly women often lead the recitation in a leader-chorus style, occupying an important societal role. The language uses figurative techniques and repetitions that make transcription difficult, so few versions exist in writing.

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    Hudhud Chants of The Ifugao

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    The hudhud are narrative chants traditionally performed by the Ifugao people of the Philippines, especially during rice cultivation periods and rituals. Originating before the 7th century, the hudhud comprises over 200 chants divided into episodes and can take days to fully recite. Elderly women often lead the recitation in a leader-chorus style, occupying an important societal role. The language uses figurative techniques and repetitions that make transcription difficult, so few versions exist in writing.

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    Hudhud Chants of the Ifugao

    Philippines
    The hudhud is recited and chanted among the Ifugao people - known for their rice terraces -
    during the sowing and harvesting of rice, funeral wakes and other rituals. Estimated to have
    originated before the 7th century, thehudhud - comprised of some 40 episodes - often take
    three or four days to recite. The language of the chants, almost impossible to transcribe, is
    full of repetitions, synonyms, figurative terms and metaphors. Performed in a leader/chorus
    style, the reciter - often an elderly woman - occupies a key position in society. There is only
    one tune, common to the entire region, for all of the verses. Very few written examples
    of hudhud exist.
    Threats: The conversion of the Ifugao to Catholicism weakened their traditional culture.
    The hudhud was linked to the manual harvesting of rice which is now mechanized. It has
    been replaced at funeral wakes by television and radio. Although the rice terraces are
    inscribed on the World Heritage List, the number of cultivators continues to decrease. The
    few people who know all the poems are very old, and young people are not interested in
    this tradition.
    Action plan: The rights of indigenous peoples are protected by Philippine law, including their
    intellectual property. Publication of historical and ethnological iconographs is planned. The
    government also proposes festivals and indigenous ceremonies. The National Library and
    National Museum are responsible for a complete archive of thehudhud. A project teaching
    the tradition to young people is foreseen.
    The Hudhud consists of narrative chants traditionally performed by the Ifugao community, which is well known for its rice terraces extending
    over the highlands of the northern island of the Philippine archipelago. It is practised during the rice sowing season, at harvest time and at
    funeral wakes and rituals. Thought to have originated before the seventh century, the Hudhud comprises more than 200 chants, each divided
    into 40 episodes. A complete recitation may last several days.
    Since the Ifugaos culture is matrilineal, the wife generally takes the main part in the chants, and her brother occupies a higher position than
    her husband. The language of the stories abounds in figurative expressions and repetitions and employs metonymy, metaphor and
    onomatopoeia, rendering transcription very difficult. Thus, there are very few written expressions of this tradition. The chant tells about
    ancestral heroes, customary law, religious beliefs and traditional practices, and reflects the importance of rice cultivation. The narrators,
    mainly elderly women, hold a key position in the community, both as historians and preachers. The Hudhud epic is chanted alternately by the
    first narrator and a choir, employing a single melody for all the verses.
    The Hudhud consists of narrative chants traditionally performed by the Ifugao community, which is well known for its
    rice terraces extending over the highlands of the northern island of the Philippine archipelago. It is practised during
    the rice sowing season, at harvest time and at funeral wakes and rituals. Thought to have originated before the
    seventh century, the Hudhud comprises more than 200 chants, each divided into 40 episodes. A complete recitation
    may last several days.
    Since the Ifugaos culture is matrilineal, the wife generally takes the main part in the chants, and her brother occupies
    a higher position than her husband. The language of the stories abounds in figurative expressions and repetitions and
    employs metonymy, metaphor and onomatopoeia, rendering transcription very difficult. Thus, there are very few
    written expressions of this tradition. The chant tells about ancestral heroes, customary law, religious beliefs and
    traditional practices, and reflects the importance of rice cultivation. The narrators, mainly elderly women, hold a key
    position in the community, both as historians and preachers. The Hudhud epic is chanted alternately by the first
    narrator and a choir, employing a single melody for all the verses.

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