The Kankanay pay even more attention to omens in connection with
rituals or in their ordinary occupations than do the Nabaloi. Snakes,
lizards, or certain birds crossing the roads are omens of bad luck. If
anything falls, if a rock becomes detached and rolls down the hill,
or a person stumbles, some calamity is sure to follow unless it can
be averted by means of ceremonies.
The taboos among the Kankanay are even more numerous and last longer
than among the Nabaloi. This may be partly due to the fact that the
Kankanay are a more primitive people.
The taboo and the belief in omens is common to all the Igorot tribes,
and the latter is prevalent to some extent among many of the lower
class Christian Filipinos.