▁Sky world ▁whom ▁they ▁believe ▁created ▁all ▁things . ▁Next ▁in ▁the ▁hierarchy ▁is ▁the ▁Kab un yan , ▁who ▁are ▁the ▁gods ▁and ▁god d esses ▁of ▁the ▁Sky world , ▁including ▁their ▁teachers ▁L um aw ig ▁and ▁Kab ig at . ▁They ▁also ▁believe ▁in ▁the ▁spirits ▁of ▁ancest ors ▁( ap - ap o ▁or ▁k ak k ading ), ▁and ▁the ▁earth ▁spirits ▁they ▁call ▁an ito . ▁They ▁are ▁very ▁super st it ious ▁and ▁believe ▁that ▁performing ▁rit uals ▁and ▁cer emon ies ▁help ▁d eter ▁mis fortun es ▁and ▁cal am ities . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁rit uals ▁are ▁p edit ▁( to ▁bring ▁good ▁luck ▁to ▁newly w eds ), ▁pas ang ▁( c ure ▁ster ility ▁and ▁sleep ing ▁sick ness , ▁particularly ▁d rows iness ) ▁and ▁pak de ▁( cle anse ▁community ▁from ▁death - ca using ▁evil ▁spirits ). ▁ ▁The ▁Southern ▁K ank ana - e ys ▁have ▁a ▁long ▁process ▁for ▁court ship ▁and ▁marriage ▁which ▁starts ▁when ▁the ▁man ▁makes ▁his ▁intent ions ▁of ▁marry ing ▁the ▁woman ▁known ▁to ▁her . ▁Next ▁is ▁the ▁sab ang an , ▁when ▁the ▁couple ▁makes ▁their ▁wish ▁to ▁marry ▁known ▁to ▁their ▁family . ▁The ▁man ▁offers ▁fire wood ▁to ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁woman , ▁while ▁the ▁woman ▁offers ▁fire wood ▁to ▁the ▁man ’ s ▁father . ▁The ▁parents ▁then ▁talk ▁about ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁marriage , ▁including ▁the ▁b ride ▁price ▁to ▁be ▁paid ▁by