Pangalap is a traditional ritual done during Holy Week wherein healers gather sangkap (materials) in the mountains. They often gather roots, plants, and branches, which is then prayed over and mixed with lana (oil). Afterwards, this concoction is used by healers in pamulong (healing their patients) such as hilot (traditional massage) wherein they use the lana to rub and massage their patients. Due to this ritual, healers believe that their lana contains spiritual properties that can help heal their patients.
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Lumabit, 2024
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Geramie Lumabit, Ernesto Demandante, Artjhon Caleste, Rhongie Daanoy, Mary Iasa Alonzaga
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cultural ritual, Filipino healing arts, folk healing practices, healer beliefs, healers gathering, hilot massage, Holy Week practice, Indigenous Knowledge, lana oil, mountain herbs, natural remedies, pamulong healing, Pangalap, ritual continuity, ritual prayer, roots and plants, sangkap materials, spiritual healing, spiritual properties, traditional medicine, traditional ritual
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