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    The story Wedding Dance by Amador Daguio is about a couple named Awiyao and Lumnay who belong to the Ifugao ethnic group in the Philippines. Due to their inability to have children, which is very important in their culture and allowed for divorce, Awiyao divorces Lumnay to remarry and have children, despite their eternal love for each other. At Awiyao's wedding, Lumnay questions their cultural laws that require divorce due to infertility when their personal relationship was fine. The story explores the deep love between Awiyao and Lumnay, as well as traditions and values around family and fertility within their culture.

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    ThePhilippine

    Literature

    TUESDAY,AUGUST11,2009

    AReviewonWeddingDance(AmadorDaguio)
    Tobearchildrenisveryimportantelementincreatingafamilyand
    establishingbetterrelationshipbetweenhusbandandwifebutitis
    somethingwhichAwiyaoandLumnaywillneverachieve.Itisastory
    betweentwopeoplebelonginginoneoftheethnicgroupsinthePhilippines,
    theIfugao.Inorderforustobetterunderstandthestory,wemust
    understandtheirlaw.Itstates"Acouplewhowishtodivorcedueto
    infertilityofeitheroneofthepartnersisallowedbythelaw.Ahusbandwho
    divorcesawifewithoutanyvalidreasonwillhavetoleaveallpropertiesto
    thechildrenandthewife,thisisanotherlaw."Thoughitwashardand
    painful,AwiyaowantedtohavechildrensomuchthathedivorcedLumnay
    andremarriedanotherIfugaonamedMadulimay.IntheoldFilipinoculture,
    whenpeoplehavenotknownanythingabouthowfertilityhappens,aman
    questionsanothermansmasculinityifhedoesnothaveachild.Inthe
    caseofAwiyao,thoughhefeelsthatnoonecanreplaceLumnayasthe
    bestwife,hestillfeelstheneedtodivorceherjustforhimtohavechildren
    whowillfollowhiminthefieldsinthefuture.Lumnayaskedwhythey
    shouldpartiftheyreloveforeachotheriseternal.Whyshouldthey
    separateiftherereallyisnothingwrongintheirpersonalrelationship?

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    InearlyburstintotearswhileIwasreadingthe
    story.Daguiohadshownthereadersthegreat
    loveAwiyaoandLumnayhaveforeachother
    byheartbreakinglinestheyexchangewhile
    sayinggoodbye.Daguiohadwrittenagreat
    lovestorywithagreatsenseofethnicity.He
    reallyshowedpeoplehowrichcultureFilipinos
    have.
    InthestorymentionedaboutGangsas
    (gongs),whichmanyethnicgroupsinthe
    Philippinesplayatatimeofcelebration.
    Womentogetherwithothermenshoulddance
    aroundthefireatthesoundofgongswhile
    childrensitandwatch.Thegangsasinthe
    storyislikeaspiritcallingLumnaytotake
    partinhisexhusbandswedding.Toher,
    hearingthegangsasisjustlikeeatinga
    poisonedapple,softlykillingher,andtaking
    awayhersoul.Howeverintheend,the
    gangsasmadeLumnaywanttogotothe
    weddingdanceandquestiontheirlaw.Shewantedtoaskthemwhyisit
    wrongtonotbearchildrenifyouaremarried.Couldtheynotstaythesame
    way?Theyloveeachotheranyway.
    IlikehowDaguioconstructedthestory.Itisverylocal,verynationalistic,
    nostainofwesterncultureatall.IfIwereofanotherrace,Illsurelybe
    moreamazedandcuriouswhilereadingthestory.Thestoryisverycultural
    fromthewayAwiyaoopenedthedoorandlittheirfireplaceuptotheend
    whereLumnayranintothewoodsandsitwiththeircrops.Italsomentioned
    aboutbeads,andfarmtools:theonlyworldlypossessiontheyhave.
    Filipinolifebeforewassosimpleyetsobeautiful.Ifyouwouldthinkabout
    it,peopleintheethnicgrouphaveaverydifferentbutastonishingwayof
    livingtheirlives.Now,youthcouldnotlivewithoutcomputeraspartoftheir
    schoollifeandgems,diamonds,andpearlsarecouplessymbolsoflove
    foreachother.Inthestory,thesimplenecklacemadefrombeadsisthe
    symboloftheirpromise.Seehowsimpletheyliveinsimplicity?
    IneededtorereadthelastpartbecauseIwasnotabletounderstanditthat
    muchbutasIwasreadingitforthesecondtime,Irealizedwhatthe
    growingbeanpodsmean.Atthelastparagraphofthestorystates:
    Thestretchingofthebeanpodsfulllengthfromtheheartsofthewilting
    petalswouldgoon.
    Inmyopinion,Daguiomeantthatlifestillgoeson.Theheartsofthewilting
    petalsymbolizesLumnaysbrokenheart.Itmeansthatthoughherheartis
    brokentoday,stillherlifegoesonandtherewillbeanewmorningtoface.
    Shewouldbeholdingthebeanflowers,softintexture,silkenalmost,but
    moistwherethedewgotintothem,silvertolookat,silveronthelightblue

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    bloomingwhiteness,whenthemorningcomes.
    Herpainfulexperiencesfromgettingoutofthedesolatememoriesshehad
    whilereminiscingAwiyaoslovewilleventuallyfadeandwilltransformher
    toabeautifulbeanpod.
    Thoughthereisahugegapbetweenethnicfilipinogroupsfrommodernized
    Filipinos,surelythereadersofthestorycouldstillrelatealot.Filipinos
    havegreatadorationoflovestoriesrelatingtofamilycrisisandthoughthe
    WeddingDancebyAmadorDaguioisasimpleone,itdeservesavoteof
    confidence,foritstandsupandshowstheworldhowrichculturethe
    Filipinoshave.

    PostedbyMelissaRae at8:58AM
    Labels:AmadorDaguio,Culture,Filipino,Infertility,Review,WeddingDance

    7comments:
    VoiceoftheVoiceless August11,2009at9:20AM
    NicePost!
    CanyoualsowritetheimpactofAmericancolonizationof
    PhilipinesinthelifeofanordinarycitizenofPhilipines.
    Thankyou,
    Belson.
    Reply
    MelissaRae

    August11,2009at9:32AM

    Thanks! (n_n) I'll think about that.. As of the moment, I


    am writing reviews regarding Philippine short stories,
    because it is a requirement for the course.. Haha! But
    thatisagoodidea..Thankssomuch!
    Reply
    DenMarkTorres September18,2012at8:32PM
    thank you so much for the post, it inspires me so much
    thatloveshouldbeeternaltobothpartnerwholoveeach
    other...:)
    Reply
    NataliaCamarite January21,2013at9:01AM
    Sa palagay ko si Lumnay lang talaga ang totoong
    nagmamahal ng sobra2x sa estoryang to. Kasi kung

    mahaltalaganiAwiyaosiLumnayhandasyangipaglaban
    si Lumnay kahit isakripisyo pa nya ang kanyang
    pagkalalake. Kung gusto may paraan.lalo na sa taong
    pinakamamahalmo.
    Reply
    CountryBoy April18,2013at4:23AM
    Sometimes a man's love is overshadowed by his pride
    especiallyifhissocialenvironmentexpectsitfromhim.
    Reply
    DevonneWarner August13,2013at1:41AM
    I think the last paragraph talks about how maybe, it is
    Awiyao who is barren and not Lumnay. See, the growing
    beanpodssymbolizefertility.
    Reply
    UchihaSasukeWhiteshadow August30,2016at10:07
    AM
    Thankyouforsuchabeautifulpost.
    Reply

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