The following is the
traditional agricultural cycle of the Kalanguya communities in
Tinoc, especially in eight barangays, namely; Poblacion, Impugong, Ap-apid,
Gumhang, Tukucan, Luhong and Danggo.
a. Hippawa tan Hihhudun
Alak (early part of October)
It is the first job
of rice field owners to work in groups to clean, clear and repair eroded
irrigation systems in preparation for the whole planting season. As a practice,
men do this.
b. Lamon ni Hapnakkan
(about November)
Women clean and
prepare the rice paddies for the planting of palay (rice seeds).
c. Liak tan Pehed ni
Hapnakkan (about the last days of November)
After the rice
seedbeds has been cleaned and prepared, men prepare and fix dikes, and repair
collapsed stonewalls.
d. Hih-hapnak (about
December)
Each rice field
owner, usually the women sow the palay seeds on the prepared rice paddy. The
farmers will only bring out the preserved palay called binantol from the rice
granary for sowing when it is full moon. When this