 The word may also denote a makeshift prayer structure built for special occasions as in the offering of animal sacrifices during curing séances or "‘pag-aanito.’"

Their manner of offering sacrifices was to offer to the deities the animals for different reasons.It can be for a feast, thanksgiving or to ask for healing.To what many refer to as Paganism, this offering may be led or mediated by the officiating priest called "‘catalonan,’" which varies in name for different dialects but still refers to the one and the same role.