▁none ▁of ▁the ▁usual ▁past imes ▁or ▁games ▁of ▁chance ▁pract iced ▁in ▁other ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁but ▁did ▁perform ▁a ▁circular ▁rh yth mic ▁dance ▁acting ▁out ▁certain ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁h unt , ▁always ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁gang ′ - sa ▁or ▁bronze ▁g ong . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁singing ▁or ▁talking ▁during ▁the ▁dance ▁drama , ▁but ▁the ▁women ▁took ▁part , ▁usually ▁outside ▁the ▁circum ference . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁serious ▁but ▁ple as urable ▁event ▁for ▁all ▁concerned , ▁including ▁the ▁children . ▁Pres ent - day ▁Bon to cs ▁are ▁a ▁peace ful ▁agricult ural ▁people ▁who ▁have , ▁by ▁choice , ▁retained ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁traditional ▁culture ▁despite ▁frequent ▁contacts ▁with ▁other ▁groups . ▁ ▁The ▁pre - Christ ian ▁Bon to c ▁belief ▁system ▁cent ers ▁on ▁a ▁hierarchy ▁of ▁spirits , ▁the ▁highest ▁being ▁a ▁supre me ▁de ity ▁called ▁Int ut ung cho , ▁whose ▁son , ▁L um aw ig , ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁sky ▁( ch ay ya ), ▁to ▁marry ▁a ▁Bon to c ▁girl . ▁L um aw ig ▁taught ▁the ▁Bon to c ▁their ▁arts ▁and ▁skills , ▁including ▁ir rig ation ▁of ▁their ▁land . ▁The ▁Bon to c ▁also ▁believe ▁in ▁the ▁an ito , ▁spirits ▁of ▁the ▁dead , ▁who ▁are ▁om ni present ▁and ▁must ▁be ▁constantly ▁con so led . ▁ ▁Anyone ▁can ▁invoke ▁the ▁an ito , ▁but ▁a ▁se er ▁( ins up - ok ) ▁inter cedes