Kabpagagani

Kabpagagani (also called kapag-ani) means ‘harvest’. Basically, the Maguindanaos of Kipangol and Sinumpalay are farmers and the dance depicts the activities and communal effort shared by the people of the community. This is preceded by a ritual called bagapawan wherein the best rice grains are harvested in advance by the Iman while some of the grains are burned in the tudungan as a sign of offering to the spirits. The rest are wrapped in gabi leaves and tied together and hung above the stove to be used as seedlings for the next planting season. This dance is performed during harvest time. The different steps in the planting of rice from sowing, planting, weeding, harvesting, threshing, pounding, and the cleaning of the field for the next planting season are depicted.