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             “ BLAAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, MUSIC, DANCE AND SONG"..... .....B'laan Dance-(Maral)......     The B'laan Dance ceremony is often performed when the authority of the Datu (Fulong) has been held in trust and marital status to assume the responsibility of the Datu (Fulong).  B'laan  Dance (maral)   is conducted when a Fulong  decides to pass the status of Fulong in his son.  These ceremonies, which formally recognized the power, authority, status and prestige of the new Fulong.  The occasion of  great celebration, attended be Fulong and datus from all the surrounding of the community (Banwu).  Ceremonies and occasion of great celebration, endowed by traditional dancing (maral) and the music of gongs and guitar (Fag-lung). During the ceremonies the Fulong and other is dressed in traditional clothing with matching necklace (kamagi). Men and women has been dancing during the ceremonies. *B'LAAN GUITAR-(Fag-lung)....      Guitar(Fag-lung) which

                                                                                                 BLAAN TRADISYON WEDDING                                                                                                                                           Traditional Blaan Wedding  There are thirteen steps followed in a Blaan wedding. The first is the bringing of the groom to the gumne gu samsung/bahay kasalan (the place where the couple are to be wed). Prior to the wedding, the groom stays in the house. When he leaves this house, he will be riding a horse and the Fulong (tribal chieftain) and other members of the tribal council will be carrying open umbrellas over his head while someone plays the agong. A man and woman will place a mat and some pillows inside the house where the couple will be sitting for the duration of the wedding ceremony. The second step is the bringing of the bride to the  gumne gu samsong/bahay kasalan . The bride often waits inside a mosq

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                                                                                      TO MY BLOG                                                                                                                          DAD LIBON BLAAN                                                    TUA LIBON TUA LAGI DAD LAGI BLAAN                                                 DAD NUN GLAL                                                                   The B’laan are composed of three subgroups from Koronadal, Sarangani, and Davao. Many B’laans speak Cebuano aside from the B’laan language. Their means of livelihood are swidden farming, weaving (the males weave baskets and the females, mats), fishing, hunting, food gathering, and tool- and weapon-making. B’laans have kept themselves culturally, politically, and economically distinct from their Muslim neighbors; they have never succumbed to the rule of the datuships. Thus, most of B’laan traditio