Meaning of daígon

daígon

Hiligaynon

Christmas-song,-carol,-waits; to sing Christmas-carols, etc. Nagakánta silá sing daígon-or-nagadaígon silá. They are singing Christmas-carols. (Formerly there was a custom of lighting fires along the road for the carol-singers, hence the name daígon from dáig-to light).