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To bathe a child, baby, sick person, etc.
Ang molang ge-ley agdigon ta pamegat mga mago-ya ong masit.
A child is bathed with medicinal leaves after recovering from an
illness.
There are various beliefs and practices related to bathing.
For example, when a woman is menstruating she does not
bathe until after the last day of her period, for fear of
having convulsions, kere. People who are ill also do not
bath until they have recovered. A new mother bathes nine
days after delivery with water containing certain types of
bark and leaves, pamegat, to prevent a relapse, begat.
A widow or widower, balo, bathes on the third day of the
wake. A person should not bathe or wash their face or feet
when they are hot or sweaty, or get near a fire after
bathing. If they do, they will become ill due to mixing hot
and cold, pasma. Mid-morning is the right time for
bathing children. If a person gets wet in the rain they
should immediately take a bath.