May 25, 2018
Rose Fainza manages the sun drying of salted #dorado or “arayu” caught by her husband in the village of #Diura, #Mahatao, #Batanes. The #arayu fishing season or “mataw,” which ends this May, starts with a sacred ritual called #kapayvanuvanuwa in early March. A kilo of sun-dried arayu, a food staple for most indigenous #Ivatans during the rainy days, sells for 600-800 pesos. #indigenouspeoples #culture #tradition Photo by Jimmy A Domingo @camera.obscura.ph Published in http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/multimedia/photo/05/25/18/arayu-of-batanes (at Mahatao, Batanes)
