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A mumbaki is male who has learned how to do the ceremonies. There are no formal schools for baki. A youngster can learn his baki by simply listening to the prayers being recited during the occasions when they are performed, then fortifying hisknacks from the tutorials of a seasoned mumbaki.
Jul 23, 2014 · ‘MUMBAKI’ (native shaman), elders and villagers in the community of Bayninan in Kiangan town, Ifugao province, gather under the ‘alang’ (rice granary) for a ritual elevating a local ...
Sep 2, 2023 · Mumbaki possess deep knowledge of Ifugao cosmology, traditions, and the spiritual significance of Bululs. They are instrumental in consecrating new Bululs, ensuring their spiritual connection to ancestral spirits, and overseeing rituals associated with these revered sculptures.
Mumbaki: Ifugao Wisdom Keepers in Kinakin, Banaue, Ifugao. Ifugao Center for Living Culture. 1.33K subscribers. 101K views 1 year ago. ...more. Mumbaki summarizes the Ifugao Baki way of...
Feb 8, 2022 · Originally, Mumbaki may have been a type of healer who treated illnesses caused by witchcraft. This is why they are occasionally called witch doctors. Nowadays, such shamans practice alternative medicine such as chiropractic, homeopathy, and also faith healing.
May 12, 2023 · A traditional Ifugao Mumbaki is a kind of religious specialist who can perform various healing rituals as well as engage in spiritual practices. Originally, Mumbaki was a type of healer who treated illnesses caused by witchcraft. This is why they are occasionally called witch doctors.
If the baby sneezes during the ritual, the mumbaki right away gives a positive interpretation meant to be power of the word. The mumbaki would say, “ batakana ta haot di maphod ya kindangyan indatong mo I da mi.” (May the bad spirits be sneezed out so that the best in the baby prevails.)
Jul 24, 2013 · A particular line in the prayer of the mumbaki who conducts this is “hana ta umaluyopyop ayu nan inumbunan yu” (hope you peaceful where you are seated, also read as “rest in peace”) referring to that dead kin. The mumbaki also mollifies the dead to bring back instead blessings to the living instead of the illnesses.
The center display depicts a mumbaki, the Ifugao native priest and his ritual paraphernalia. Depending on the rituals (baki) to be performed, the priest needs a set of accessories called maamlag which may have areca nuts (moma) , betel leaves (hapid) , ricewine (bayah) , rice gods (bulul) , and the animals to be butchered as offering.
Jars are for fermenting and storing, pamaahan serves as bowl where the rice wine is transferred from the jar, and taug is the cup where they put rice wine that the highest priest, locally called mumbaki, drinks whenever an agricultural ritual is performed.
