It is said that if you have myths and legends about celestial bodies then you have a higher consciousness. The Tumandok don't have many legends about the stars, but they do have a couple. They have different names for some of the constellations such as Balatik, or Orion's Belt;Pleiades is Moroporo; The Big Dipper is Lusong, Ikis is the Southern Cross; and the morning star is Sampok Maya Karmaganon ukon Kabugwason. The stars act as a calendar to figure out the rhythms and cycles of agriculture. This shows you that they work with the land and not against it to make a profit.
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