mag-
-an
To dig holes for planting upland rice seeds, using this long
dibble stick. (The term also includes putting the rice seeds into the
holes.)
Kada bolan ta Mayo ang tanan ang manigkoma
pamagtogda ra.
Every May all the farmers are planting
rice
seeds
with
dibble
sticks.
After planting the rice seeds, the planters chase each other
and put dirt on each others faces, starting with the owner
of the fields. This is done to call the first rains to fall and
wash off the dirt as well as water the ground. After
planting, the people will also eat a lot of rice, believing
that then they will have a good harvest. This is another
example of imitative magic.