Sinilo'Utak
Scenes & Scripts
Tinige' Norbert Perez
The ceremony begins with the arrival of the Maga'Saina. The deceased is already loaded into the Proa with all the provisions. The Royal Matuas stand guard around the proa in regal circumstance. The family of the deceased are gathered around the Proa, praying and chanting for the safe deliverance of their loved one.

Upon arrival of the Maga'Saina, everyone is removed from the shoreline and the Proa....by the Royal Matuas. The Maga'Saina addresses the crowd. He chants and tells them about the beauty and the wonders of death. He tells them about the paradise in the heavens. He tells them that the custom of the Taotao Tano' is to celebrate the living. He anoints them with flower petals.

Finally, he turns his attention to the deceased in the proa. He kneels before the proa and raises both hands to the heaven. He chants and calls out to the Gods.
Yu'os Tåta....Yu'os Nåna
Estague' i patgon-mu

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