Tamang-tama ang dating namin sa lugar na ito: kasal ng anak ng isang mataas na pinuno ng lalawigan. Sa ilalim ng pinagtagpi-tagping parachute, kawa-kawang pagkain ang inihanda para sa daan-daang dumalo sa salu-salo. Bagaman dala-dala lamang namin ang aming mga sarili sa tanghaliang ito (kami ay "aksidenteng" naimbitahan lamang), nag-alay naman ng mga katutubong sayaw ang ilan sa mga kababayan ng bagong kasal. Busog ang aming tiyan sa kanilang masarap na kanin at nag-uumapaw na kaldereta, busog naman ang aming mga puso't isipan sa kanilang kabaitan at ibinahaging kabihasnan.
TANGHALIAN = LUNCH Our arrival was perfectly timed: it was the wedding day of one of the children of a top leader of the province. Under the makeshift tent, a seemingly unending parade of food was made available to hundreds of guests. While our presence was our present to the newlyweds (since our invitation to the event was... "impromptu"), groups of their neighbors gifted the couple with performances of local dances. Our bellies were filled with the delicious fare and we got to take home a generous amount of their culture and innate kindness.
Bontoc, April 2006, using a digicam.
Mukhang malaking handaan talaga yan ha.
ReplyDeleteIto naman ang lahok ko: http://tanjuakiohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/lp-almusal-at-tanghalian-breakfast.html
Magandang araw!
aba! ang galing ng timing ninyo :) kainan na agad!! maligayang LP!
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