Awiyao,alumnay,and madulimay
This is a 5 page short story about husband and wife, Awiyao and Lumnay, who were married for seven years. Awiyao feels the need to marry another ( Malidumay ) in order to have a son because Lumnay could not bear one. At his second wedding Awiyao went to check on Lumnay knowing she was upset, He thought the answer to Lumnay's sadness would be to have her join the wedding dance. Lumnay was at the wedding but left because she could not stand the idea of her husband marrying another woman because she could not give him children.
Awiyao -The Husband stated in the short story. (Wedding dance)
Humorous and physically fit. Is the husband of Lumnay, she really love her and they want to have a son, unfortunately they don't have a chance to have one. According to the story if a man does not have a son he is considered to be inferior to others in their community. It is not a case of not loving Lumnay, which he does, but of his perceived necessity of a son to be considered a man. He is however, insensitive believing the answer to Lumnay's sorrow would be to join the other women at the wedding dance.
Lumnay -The wife of Awiyao.
The woman who was left by her husband (Awiyao) because she cannot bear a child.
Beautiful, a good dancer, strong in planting beans, fast in cleaning jars, and a good housekeeper, they really love each other. feels the need to marry another in order to have a son. She seems to obsess over the necklace of his grandmother which he had given her.
Madulimay - The girl whoAwiyaofor they havechildren. Also he try to marry to be able to have a children.
it is Awiyao, Lumnay and Malidumay.. :)
Check your public library for "The Wedding Dance" by Amador Daguio.
Yes, he is. Get it?
Di ko makita :(
she is the wife of awiyao.
bilat junjun bahu bahu
MPSPC
Check your public library for "The Wedding Dance" by Amador Daguio.
true love
Yes, he is. Get it?
Di ko makita :(
she is the wife of awiyao.
In the story "Wedding Dance" by Amador T. Daguio, the Ifugao wedding customs include the bride price, where the groom pays with livestock or land to the family of the bride; the wedding dance, which symbolizes the beginning of a new life together for the couple; and the traditional wedding feast, where the community comes together to celebrate the union of the couple.
bilat junjun bahu bahu
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The short story "The Wedding Dance" ends with the implied idea that the woman is contemplating suicide after facing a separation from her husband.
Si Amador Daguio ay isang sikat na manunulat mula sa Pilipinas. Isinilang siya noong Enero 8, 1912 sa Ilocos Sur at pumanaw noong 1966. Siya ay kinikilala sa kanyang mga gawa tulad ng "The Wedding Dance" at "Manuel Viloria." Ang kanyang mga akda ay naglalarawan ng kultura at tradisyon ng mga tribong Igorot sa Cordillera.
darkness, beads and the walls of the house...that's according to my Literature Professor