Calupaan Integrated Project

(by Peny Cayap)

Calupaan, Alfonso lista Ifugao

One of the traditions of the Ifugaos when it comes to their dead is to travel the cadaver to places where the children or the relative of the repose lives and to persons whom the family would request. Just like here in Calupaan most of the residents hails from Ifugao( Mayoyao) but sill carry with them the tradition so that many days are being devoted to attend to the wake because every member will be given a day. For example if and when the dead has 5 children in the area, a day will be allotted for each. On the burial all will be attending and going back home a day will also be allotted for cleansing where they will not be allowed to work or go out of the community.

These practices cannot be changed but can be modified depending on the individuals concerned, however we cannot insist or even resist these rituals. Among others these are the various factors affecting the delay in the implementation of the project