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To ask for a person's blessing.
At 6:00 p.m. the younger people ask for God's blessing
from their elders by extending their hand and saying, “Pabisay ka” meaning “Please cause me to be blessed.” The older person answers by saying, “Aoyana tang Dios” meaning, “God bless you.”
mano po
Nay, pabisāy ka!
Mother, please bless me!
Pamagbisa tang mamola ong padi mga gabagat nira ong
karsada.
The children ask the priest for
his
blessing when they
meet him on the street.
Ang mepet ang lolbog binisan tang mga ampo na.
The old person lying down was asked by his
grandchildren for
his
blessing.
Some people believe that if a man or woman has been
widowed, his or her children who are married must ask for
the blessing from a married person first, before they ask
for their parent's blessing. If not, they will also become
widowed.