Nazareno – ROFG

Dance	Nazareno
Meaning	A Daigon to Nazareno
Dance Culture
Place of Origin	Datag, Siaton, Negros Oriental
Ethnolinguistic Group	Agta
Classification	Religious, Entertainment
Background / Content	At Christmas time, the Agta carry the image of the black Jesus of Nazarene (Jesus Nazareno) around the town by singing the daigon, a Christmas carol in Visayan-Cebuano while dancing with lighted coconut shells on their hands. All chants are started by a capitan (captain-leader) and followed by the dancers.” Learn more