Home⇛NRCP Research Journal⇛vol. 25 no. 2 (2026)

Pagbitaw sa Tandang: Ang Hulambi’ Bilang Daluyan ng Naratibo sa Pag-iisang Dibdib ng mga Katutubong Ayta Ambala

Aeron James De Leon | Jocelyn Rivera-apasible

Discipline: Cultural Studies

 

Abstract:

Mahigit animnapung taon na ang nakalilipas nang huling masaksihan ng Katutubong komunidad ng Ayta Ambala sa lungsod ng Olongapo, probinsiya ng Zambales ang pag-iisang dibdib sa proseso ng hulambi’. Mula noon, hindi na ito muling nasundan dulot ng iba’t ibang hamong panloob at panlabas na nanaig sa kanilang komunidad. Hangad ng papel na sa tulong ng pagdodokumento ng kultura ay muling masasaksihan sa mga tala ang pagbitaw sa tandang na isang alegoryang ginamit upang pakawalan ang lalaking ikakasal mula sa pagkakahawak at harapin ang mabigat na pagsubok na maibaba mula sa itaas ng puno ang babaeng magiging kabiyak sa kabila ng nag-aabang na panganib ng parusa, pagmumulta at kamatayan. Sa pamamagitan ng mga naratibo ng danas at kuwento ng mga pinakamatatandang kabahagi ng komunidad, layunin ng papel na (1) ipaliwanag ang pagsasagawa ng ritwal para sa pag-iisang dibdib ng mga Ayta Ambala; (2) mailahad ang mga simbolismo at kahulugan ng mga mahahalagang elemento ng ritwal; (3) matalakay ang mga dahilan kung bakit nabubura na ang ritwal; at (4) matukoy ang pamamaraan ng mga Ayta Ambala upang muling pasiglahin ang nasabing ritwal. Nag-aambag ang papel sa larangan ng pag-aaral ng mga katutubo partikular na ang Ayta Ambala na isa sa mga may matinding nanganganib na wika sa bansa na nagtataglay ng oral na tradisyong pinangangambahang maglaho.



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