The kiad is a ceremony celebrated by the Kankanay of Kapangan and
Kibungan to cure sickness inflicted upon the wealthy by the souls of
their dead relatives.
A carabao, a cow, or a horse may be killed when the kiad is celebrated.
The people first take a jar of tapuy to the grave of that dead
relative of the sick person who is indicated by the anap as having
caused the sickness. A hole is made in the grave, and the mambunong
prays as follows:
Amud, omalika ta yaanaka si noang, gale; ya maninommi tapuy.
Soul of dead relative, come because you are given a carabao,
a blanket; and we will drink tapuy.
The blanket is put into the grave, after which the people go to the
house of the sick person. They tie the animal to be killed, and give
the rope to the mambunong. He then prays as follows, while holding
the rope:
Ud niman nay yaanakka si noang, ut masaoan di sakitna.
Now I am giving you a carabao, and may the sickness be cured.
The carabao is then killed and cooked. Just before the people eat,
the mambunong says:
Amud, omalika ta mangangtaka.
Soul of the dead relative, come and eat with us.
After the people have eaten, the mambunong shakes the two blankets to
be used by the dancers, in order that he may shake out the spirits
of the blankets for the dead relative. While doing this he says
the following:
Bomaknangkami, onmandokami, ta waday kadayyawanmo.
May we be rich, may we live long, so that there is your
remembrance.
The people then spend the rest of the day dancing and drinking tapuy.
The ceremony is entirely different from the kiad of the Nabaloi. It
corresponds in purpose and occasion to the Nabaloi tabwak.