Layap In The Iloco Ape

Layap is the Iloco word for meteor. It is a popular belief in Ilocos Norte that when you happen to see a meteor, wish upon it and that aspiration will come true. I have witnessed several layap falling from the vast skies; I’ve done countless wishes and most of them I already forgot because it did not come true. The layap may impart a lesson of patience and the value of hard work when you really want to achieve something. This astral phenomenon projects the Ilocano value of diligence and optimism. The layap symbolizes hope, it may vanish fast from the sky but the hope still lingers. The layap represents the Ilocano optimism.

Salip: Cosmic Diaspora Salip or eclipse involves the unusual alignment of the sun, the moon and the Earth. It is said

The baggak clearly owns the northern sky at the break of dawn. Its manifestation in the Ilocos sky is also translated into an artistic masterpiece. The baggak is a design element and an optic expression for the handwoven textiles of Ilocos Norte. The baggak is depicted as a geometrical quadrilateral image that is woven on the template of the textile. For the Ilocanos, the baggak is a symbol of renewal.

Maruprup: Spectral Mirage Maruprup is the Iloco term for the Milky Way galaxy. The maruprup serves as an artistic edifice for the weavers of Piddig, Ilocos Norte. The design template of maruprup is a geometrical configuration of threads woven into a textile template depicted in an abstract manner. The maruprup is a rare astrological phenomenon, but the idea of having an astrophysical galaxy above the terrain of Ilocos Norte is immortalized by the (re)production of the textile having the Milky Way design. The elixir of this celestial motif finds a depository medium in the form of Ilocos Norte’s handwoven textiles. The maruprup speaks of the Ilocanos’

The literatures and the lexicographical framework hold the collective consciousness and the Ilocano narratives. This universe is full of unexplored stories of values, beliefs, behaviors, practices, and customs. The esoteric dissolution of astral elements ironically dissolved into a single homogenizing celestial framework created a culture that is spontaneous and enabling. The phenomenon of cultural development allows the diversity in communicating reconfigured identities. The Ilocano lives in two parallel spaces, but articulately communicates his identity.

The init as a representation of the environment, the bulan for social affinity, bullalayaw for social control, bituen for the oral tradition, layap for optimism, salip for spirituality, baggak for renewal, and maruprup for artistry. The sociality of astrophysical space and the celestial themed literatures and lexicons of Ilocs Norte is a theoretical fuselage of finite and infinite cultural elements that constitute the vast and dynamic social, political, economic, artistic, and religious landscapes of Ilocos