1. Mandaya, literally means “upstream or upland dweller”, is one of the natives in Eastern Mindanao particularly the province of Davao Oriental. The typical Mandaya has a fair complexion, black sawed teeth, relatively well-defined nose and, sometimes, aquiline.
Beliefs
2. The Mandayas believed on the two-fold principles of good and evil, which are represented by the good gods Mansilatan and Badla (father and son), and Pundaugnon and Malimbong (husband and wife) as the evil gods.
Dagmay Weaving and Rituals
3.Known for their artistic embroidery, hand-woven costumes (dagmay) and animistic rituals, the Mandayas have distinctive literary and ritualistic devices to celebrate their tribal life and belief in the form of bayok (epic song or impromptu incantation), dawot (love song), uyog-uyog (lullaby) and ritualistic dance headed by the balyan or babailan (high priest or priestess) similar to shaman.
The Bird of Omen
4.The limocon or limoken, an endangered specie in the eastern part of Davao, is a tiny yellow brown bird with short beak belonging to the family of pigeon, but almost ten times smaller than its size. The wild mystical bird is known as the bird of omen that plays a vital role in shaping the lives and beliefs of the native Mandaya.
Mystical chant
5. Bayok is a customary act of sharing and telling stories through epic song and free-flowing (impromptu) incantation on human struggle, love's sacrifice and adventure. The bayok is usually performed at night during the Mandaya festivities and occasional tribal events with the guests or visitors in the village. The Mandaya dialect itself is like a chant, which is spoken with syllabic intonation, making the bayok a unique form of literature and linguistic expression.
The Bird of Omen
4.The limocon or limoken, an endangered specie in the eastern part of Davao, is a tiny yellow brown bird with short beak belonging to the family of pigeon, but almost ten times smaller than its size. The wild mystical bird is known as the bird of omen that plays a vital role in shaping the lives and beliefs of the native Mandaya.
Mystical chant
5. Bayok is a customary act of sharing and telling stories through epic song and free-flowing (impromptu) incantation on human struggle, love's sacrifice and adventure. The bayok is usually performed at night during the Mandaya festivities and occasional tribal events with the guests or visitors in the village. The Mandaya dialect itself is like a chant, which is spoken with syllabic intonation, making the bayok a unique form of literature and linguistic expression.
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