ed ▁to ▁eat ▁some ▁kinds ▁of ▁sugar c ane , ▁ban ana , ▁and ▁the ▁soft ▁meat ▁of ▁spr out ing ▁co con ut ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁normal ▁conception . ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁tw ins ▁were ▁also ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁un l ucky , ▁so ▁whenever ▁tw ins ▁were ▁born , ▁they ▁would ▁let ▁the ▁we aker ▁tw in ▁die . ▁Also , ▁if ▁the ▁mother ▁dies ▁upon ▁giving ▁birth , ▁the ▁child ▁is ▁also ▁left ▁to ▁die ▁and ▁is ▁usually ▁buried ▁with ▁the ▁mother . ▁The ▁Is neg s ▁don ’ t ▁follow ▁rit uals ▁on ▁the ▁ad oles c ence ▁of ▁the ▁child . ▁They , ▁however , ▁have ▁rit uals ▁on ▁marriage , ▁like ▁the ▁am oman ▁( or ▁the ▁present - day ▁pam aman h ikan ), ▁and ▁death , ▁like ▁the ▁m aman wa ▁which ▁is ▁done ▁by ▁the ▁wid ow ers . ▁ ▁Is neg ▁houses ▁( bal ay ) ▁are ▁two - story , ▁one - room ▁structures ▁built ▁on ▁ 4 ▁corner ▁posts ▁with ▁an ▁entrance ▁reached ▁by ▁a ▁lad der . ▁ ▁The ▁open ▁space ▁below ▁( lin ong ▁or ▁sid ong ) ▁includes ▁a ▁small ▁shed ▁( ab ul or ) ▁for ▁j ars ▁of ▁bas i . ▁ ▁The ▁b am bo o ▁p ig pen ( d oh om ) ▁is ▁nearby . ▁ ▁R ice ▁gran aries ▁( al ang ) ▁are ▁also ▁made ▁on ▁four ▁posts ▁that ▁include ▁a ▁circular ▁and ▁flat ▁rat ▁shield . ▁ ▁Tem por