BELIEF: Death is frequently foreshadowed by omens, such as a black butterfly entering a home at night or during an eclipse. 

PRACTICES: You are not permitted to meet guests or send them outside; similarly, you are not able to say farewell to the grieving family.

BELIEF: Ilocano believe on some spirits o mga “ligaw na espiritu”.

PRACTICES: The saying of  “DAYU-DAYU, BARI-BARI” This practice is usually done when someone go to a place that their not used to go. Dayu actually mean go away, Bari is rooted from the Ilocano word bakir which means a greepy or far place. Ilocanos say Dayu-dayu, bari-bari to sent out spirits that might harm them while they are in their way going to the place they’re not used to go. 

BELIEF: When you go to a cemetery, soul tends to follow you.

PRACTICES: 

• Ilocanos are saying Agawidun (your name), di ka agbatbati (your name) because they believe that when you don’t say this word while going home your souls might left behind. They are telling their souls to come with them. Agawidun actually mean go home, and di ka agbatbati means don’t stay there or you come with me.

• They have to carry and transfer all of the young family members to the opposite side without treading on anything in the casket.