ABRA CROSSWORD
Across
- 3. Ritual performed after the internment
- 4. key figure mythology of kumau
- 9. capital town of Abra
- 12. death is accepted with a belief in afterlife
- 15. he was taught how to pray, harvest crops, ward off evil spirits, overcome bad omen and cure sicknesses
- 16. Child engagement
- 18. Tadek and denglala dancers take part in the ritual
- 19. this design protects them from bad spirits
- 21. first part of Batakan
- 23. deity that is known to be the guardian dweller of the spirit-stones
- 24. ceremony of the groom and bride together
- 27. spirit who can change its appearance at will
- 28. confirmation rite
- 30. practice of the masadit tribe
- 31. ceremony when the child reaches 2 years old
- 35. the parents of bride and groom negotiate and arrange the wedding
- 36. ceremony conducted by a couple after many years of being barren
- 37. center of Abra province
- 38. favorite food and things valued by the dead are placed on top of the tomb
- 39. town with beautiful landscape, valleys, and mountains
- 40. Fay Cole's definition of funeral
Down
- 1. bile and liver are studied for good fortune
- 2. Supreme being who created the world
- 5. town rich in natural wonders and culture
- 6. dalaw for the first tooth
- 7. town located in a river valley
- 8. one who frightens
- 10. usually found in sports marked out as hallowed ground
- 11. engagement rituals for adults
- 13. pannaka-ipakaamo ti natay
- 14. deity subordinate to Bagatulayan
- 17. commencement of the burial on the 3rd day
- 20. town inhabitated by maeng sub-tribes
- 22. exciting highland town located at the border of Ilocos Norte and Abra
- 23. usually middle aged woman
- 24. brocade weave
- 25. most expensive wedding ceremony
- 26. spirit who dwells in natural surrounding
- 29. Our Lady of Peace Church and Abel weaving
- 32. southernmost town of Abra
- 33. rice bowl of Abra
- 34. held one year after the person's death
- 37. tribal town