COLLECTION, TRANSLATION, AND ANALYSIS OF THE ELEMENTS OF RITUAL IN ILOILO

Iloilo is rich in cultural knowledge that reflects Ilonggo culture, beliefs, customs, and values. In this study, the ritual elements of Iloilo were collected, translated, and analyzed. Narrative inquiry was used in the study and a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. Grounded Theory, a discipline under the Constructionism theory, was also used in the analysis. The researcher translated the rituals and trusted the translation experts using the questionnaire used by Bandada (2001). The results of the evaluation showed that the researcher's translation was accurate with a mean of 1.09. The study found that the elements that make up the rituals include the following: categories, themes, and Ilonggo culture. The elemental category consists of rituals honoring gods and goddesses, offering to build a house, communicating with souls, invoking health and power, and honoring spirits. Family, faith, livelihood, and marriage are the themes drawn from the examined rituals. Material and immaterial culture were seen based on the Ilonggo culture element. Based on the study done, the collected, translated, and analyzed rituals of Iloilo can be used as a teaching tool at the tertiary level and in the suggested planning work of the region's literature.