Assistant professor IV, Kalinga State University, Philippines
Online published on 20 May, 2017.
The study is a documentation of the customary marriage rituals and practices of the imangali in Tanudan, Kalinga. It specifically aims to document, identify and describe the rituals and practices along marriage of the Imangali and to determine the implications to education and the socio-economic of the Imangali. The researcher made use of the qualitative, descriptive, documentary method as well as historical to trace the origin of the rituals and practices. Ethnographic method of participant observation was primarily used since the researcher is a native of Mangali. As a result, there were various undocumented rituals and practices of the Imangali along marriage. Implications were determined which are recommended for preservations. However, there are other rituals that has to be eradicated or lessen for they require too much time, effort and most specially financial aspect.
Imagali, Customary Marriage, Tanudan, Kalinga, rituals and practices