Dagaw

The spirit owner of the rat, which live underground and feed on unharvested rice grains. It is offered a black chicken which "blackness" is believed to blind the dagaw so that rats can no longer find the rice grains.

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References

Source

  • Buenconsejo, José Semblante. (2002). Songs and gifts at the frontier. New York: Routledge, p. 108.