Kapi is celebrated by the Buguias Kankanay in compliance with dreams,
or a vow made during sickness.
A hog, tapuy, and rice are necessary. Just before the hog is killed,
the mambunong prays, addressing his prayer to the deities, the souls
of the dead, and the malevolent spirits. They are asked not to cause
sickness, but to give good luck, riches, and long life.
After the hog has been killed and cooked, the prayer is repeated. There
is no dancing, but the people generally remain all day and spend the
time drinking tapuy.
I have never seen this ceremony in any of the western Benguet
Kankanay towns, but have been told that it is sometimes celebrated
in Kapangan. It is celebrated in all Nabaloi settlements, and in the
township of Mancayan in Lepanto.