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    The document provides an overview and analysis of two Philippine epics: Lam-ang and Labaw Donggon. It summarizes some of the key events and characters in each story, such as Lam-ang's extraordinary feats of strength and his courtship of Cannoyan. The document also analyzes how each epic conveys cultural knowledge and customs, such as childbirth practices, courtship rituals, and the influence of Spanish colonization on integrating Christian and pagan beliefs. Both epics contain marvelous elements and portray a way of life where ancient traditions coexisted with the newly introduced Catholic religion.

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    The document provides an overview and analysis of two Philippine epics: Lam-ang and Labaw Donggon. It summarizes some of the key events and characters in each story, such as Lam-ang's extraordinary feats of strength and his courtship of Cannoyan. The document also analyzes how each epic conveys cultural knowledge and customs, such as childbirth practices, courtship rituals, and the influence of Spanish colonization on integrating Christian and pagan beliefs. Both epics contain marvelous elements and portray a way of life where ancient traditions coexisted with the newly introduced Catholic religion.

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    EPIC OF LAM-ANG REFLECTION

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    The document provides an overview and analysis of two Philippine epics: Lam-ang and Labaw Donggon. It summarizes some of the key events and characters in each story, such as Lam-ang's extraordinary feats of strength and his courtship of Cannoyan. The document also analyzes how each epic conveys cultural knowledge and customs, such as childbirth practices, courtship rituals, and the influence of Spanish colonization on integrating Christian and pagan beliefs. Both epics contain marvelous elements and portray a way of life where ancient traditions coexisted with the newly introduced Catholic religion.

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    REFLECTIONS ON THE EPIC LAM-ANG AND LABAW DONGGON

    Lam-ang is one of the authentic epics of the Christianized tribes


    of the Philippines. How did it survived through the years in spite
    of rapid colonization?
    - The Igorots had never been subdued by the Spaniards and
    therefore the danger continued during the more than 350 years
    of Spanish colonization (1521-1888). This could be the reason
    why the epic was kept alive. Fighting the tattooed Igorots
    must have been obligatory for every Ilocano.
    Lam-Ang’s extraordinary exploits:
    1. Kills the biggest crocodile in the Amburayan river
    2. Sends a rival, Sumarang, to his death through nine hills with
    the help of the wind
    3. Woos and wins the most coveted Ilocana, Cannoyan.
    4. Dies but is resurrected
    Humorous events in the epic:
    1. All the fish and shells died in the Amburayan river after he
    took a bath in it.
    2. When the boat taking his townspeople to Cannoyan’s town
    wouldn’t move, Lan-ang slapped the rears of the boats and
    then it started moving through the sea.
    3. Cannoyan and Lam-ang examined their bodies for flaws because
    if there were any flaw, they are willing to return each other
    back to their mothers.
    The epic is a conveyor of knowledge:
    1. Kinds of foods a conceiving mother craves:
    Fruits: tamarind that was still green, guava that is still
    about to ripen, young coconut fruit, sour fruits: pias,
    daldaligan, lolokisen. Shells: panapana, maratangtang,
    pingpinggan, im-immoco, ledanggan and soso. Seaweeds: ar-
    arosip, aragan, loslosi and popoclo
    2. The necessary preparations for birth:
    Balitang: reclining bamboo used for childbirth
    Firewood: molave, gasatan, dangla, skinned guava tree
    3. Jar and stove: to heat water
    4. Pot-for-one: to place the placenta of their child.
    5. Clothes for courtship: (Lam-ang) embroidered handkerchief,
    decorated shirt, string pants
    (Cannoyan) slippers embroidered with gold, ring with a
    solitaire, comb and her two bracelets.

    Also portrays customs:


    1. The duty of the son to search for a missing father and to avenge
    his death.
    2. The privileged status of men—Lam-ang is attended to by his
    mother and by ninety-nine young ladies who bathed him.
    3. It shows how courtship is done—Cannoyan eating in the same
    plate as Lam-ang is a sign of acceptance and affection.
    4. How marriage is conducted—Lam-ang equaling the wealth of
    Cannoyan
    5. How a wedding is celebrated with all the townspeople of the
    parties attending, the celebration, first in the bride’s
    hometown and then in the groom’s.
    6. The beliefs in Lam-ang are Christian. Although the poem is pre-
    Christian as shown by the above practices, the prevailing
    religion is catholic. Namongan and Don Juan took the sacrament
    of matrimony, Lam-ang is baptized and married in the church by a
    priest.
    Labaw Donggon shares with other epics the presence of marvelous.
    For example, the hero is the son of the goddess, Alunsina of the
    underworld, and Datu Paubari, a mortal. Immediately after birth,
    Labaw Donggon grows to manhood, qualifying him to go courting.
    Another is the concealment of Saragynayan’s soul in another
    creature, enabling him to defy death. And a rainbow is formed out
    of the untold blood which rains down from the sky from the
    hundreds of men who have come to the assistance of Saragnayan and
    floods the earth. Only slightly has civilization touched the Sulod
    people’s lives. Although they have been Christianized, they have
    retained their pagan ways which they have associated into the
    fabric of the Roman Catholic religion; they have assessed that the
    new belief and practices do not contradict their old culture and
    in fact follow the same principle. For example, they believe in a
    hierarchy of good and evil deities and spirits called diwatas and
    enkantus with whom they communication is carried through a
    babaylan. The saints of the new religion are also reached through
    a priest.

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