Ifugao / Mayoyao
The origin of the Ifugaos is derived from the term Ipugo which means “from the hill”. According to Ifugao mythology, however, the name “Ifugao” is derived from Ipugo which refers to the rice grain given to them by their god Matungulan. Until the present day, this kind of rice grain is cultivated by the Ifugaos.
The generic name Ygolote, Igolot, or Igorrote was used by the Spanish conquistadores and missionaries in their writing about all the various mountain people. Later in the 1900’s, the American writers popularized the name Igorot. According to the eminent Filipino scholar Trinidad H Pardo de Tavera, the word Ygolote is derived from the Tagalog term golot meaning “mountain” and the prefix “I,” meaning “people of.”
Like the Kalinga and the Bontoc, the Ifugao are ex-headhunters.
The Ifugaos were pagans for centuries. They offered sacrifices to, and worshipped hundreds of major and minor gods and other spirits including those of their forefathers. Most Ifugaos have now embraced the Christian faith, with large numbers being converted during the early 1960’s as a result of the patient work begun by the Belgian CICM missionaries in 1907. Notable among these missionaries are Fathers Jerome Moerman, Gerard de Boeck, and Francis Lambrecht. The Spanish Dominican Fathers had been much less successful in their attempts to Christianize the Ifugaos.
(source: Ifugao by Christina Sianghio)
Stunned of this shot!!!Mind blowing!!
Posted by: BPM Training | December 03, 2009 at 06:44 PM
Speechless!!!!!!Just excited!!!
Posted by: Dubai International Motor Show | December 02, 2009 at 07:36 PM
Beautiful!
Any relations to the Belgian missionaries?:D
Posted by: oggi | November 24, 2009 at 10:59 PM
The atmosphere and the deep green reminds me of Costa Rica's cloud forest. Unique place!
Posted by: Zhu | November 19, 2009 at 10:58 AM
the last photo is my favorite. i love the vibrant green and it shows the simple life of the Ifugaos.
Posted by: luna miranda | November 17, 2009 at 08:09 PM
De très beaux paysages verdoyants ! Merci pour le voyage.
Posted by: petitlouis | November 17, 2009 at 03:45 PM
Magnifiques paysages et merci pour toutes les informations qui accompagnent ces belles photos.
Posted by: JMS* | November 17, 2009 at 03:32 PM
Awesome photos! I'm speechless...
Posted by: dodong flores | November 17, 2009 at 12:55 PM
really lovely captures, the views are really very nice.. :)
Posted by: rian | November 17, 2009 at 11:33 AM
I'm glad you're back! I love the fog in the first photo - so dramatic. And the last image really brings through the lushness of the land. I also really like the portrait of the two children and how it seems almost candid, but not quite.
Posted by: SD (Aspherical) | November 17, 2009 at 11:21 AM
Beautiful landscape with such lovely colors. Excellent photos of such a beautiful place.
Posted by: John Maslowski | November 17, 2009 at 09:28 AM
Another great article. There is curious the success of the Belgian missionaries on the Spanish Dominicans. Excellent, since like always, the photos. Regards, Sidney.
Posted by: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1324387909 | November 17, 2009 at 09:17 AM
Hi Sidney! You're back! I have been to Batad a place a little past Banaue. It was such an thrilling experience.
Posted by: ayie | November 17, 2009 at 08:32 AM
beautiful colors in all of these shots. i especially like the mist shown reaching the mountains, the greens, and the smiling people. nature at its best!
Posted by: Liang | November 17, 2009 at 03:35 AM
Hebben Belgen meer overredingskracht dan Spanjaarden, of zijn ze geloofwaardiger?
Posted by: Jules | November 17, 2009 at 03:23 AM
Sidney, je doet mijn hart bloeden met mooie herinneringen aan de voorbije zomermaanden.
Posted by: Jules | November 17, 2009 at 03:20 AM
first and foremost, welcome back.
i have always wanted to visit the terraces. been to baguio a few times. and was actually up way north in the ilocos once.
i'll make sure i do this soon.
and yeah, the panorama shots are breathtaking
Posted by: kikomeister | November 17, 2009 at 12:24 AM
i like this awesome green very nice panorama and location
Posted by: fabrizio | November 16, 2009 at 11:15 PM
ohhhhh quelles merveilles, tu parles à mon âme d'artiste là Sidney... merci infiniment, la première photo me laisse bouche bée pour te dire !
Posted by: Joëlle | November 16, 2009 at 11:01 PM
très belle région qu'il me reste à visiter
Posted by: lasiate | November 16, 2009 at 09:31 PM
This is so beautiful. I'd love to spend a few months there.
Posted by: Agnes | November 16, 2009 at 08:50 PM
Lovely journal of the Cordilleras. There are more photos, right?
Posted by: ntgerald | November 16, 2009 at 08:41 PM
the green is so refreshing to the eyes. the ifugaos are certainly blessed.
:)
Posted by: carla | November 16, 2009 at 07:19 PM
What breathtaking views!
Those kids look pretty cute as well.
OT: good point about Alice in the stained glass window. Only I think he inspired his enbodiment of Alice on the figure in the window and got his idea about the flamingo there. I've see pictures is the "Alice" who is the daughter of the dean and she doesn't look at all like the Alice in the book.
Posted by: pieterbie | November 16, 2009 at 07:15 PM
J'adore cette verdure, elle me rappelle le Vietnam
Posted by: Gérard Méry | November 16, 2009 at 06:49 PM