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    The Waray people are an ethnic group from the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines who speak the Waray-Waray language. They inhabit the islands of Samar, Leyte, Biliran, and parts of Ticao island. The Waray descended from Austronesian immigrants and were among the first Filipinos encountered by Europeans like Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. They were also among the first to convert to Christianity under Spanish colonization but have retained some traditional pagan practices. Today, the Waray are predominantly Roman Catholic and are known for their religious festivals and traditions like the Kuratsa dance.

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    The Waray people are an ethnic group from the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines who speak the Waray-Waray language. They inhabit the islands of Samar, Leyte, Biliran, and parts of Ticao island. The Waray descended from Austronesian immigrants and were among the first Filipinos encountered by Europeans like Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. They were also among the first to convert to Christianity under Spanish colonization but have retained some traditional pagan practices. Today, the Waray are predominantly Roman Catholic and are known for their religious festivals and traditions like the Kuratsa dance.

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    The Waray people are an ethnic group from the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines who speak the Waray-Waray language. They inhabit the islands of Samar, Leyte, Biliran, and parts of Ticao island. The Waray descended from Austronesian immigrants and were among the first Filipinos encountered by Europeans like Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. They were also among the first to convert to Christianity under Spanish colonization but have retained some traditional pagan practices. Today, the Waray are predominantly Roman Catholic and are known for their religious festivals and traditions like the Kuratsa dance.

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    WARAY

    The Waray are an ethno-liguistic group of people geographically


    inhabiting in the islands of Samar, Leyte and Biliran - commonly referred to as
    the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. The Waray, speak their native
    language called Waray-Waray. Waray people inhabit in the whole island of
    Samar and they are called Samareos while in the island of Leyte they are
    called Leyteos. In Leyte island, Waray people occupy only in the northern
    part of the island as it is divided by a mountain range in the middle of the
    island. Hence, the language division between the Waray-Waray speaking
    people in the northern part and the Cebuano speaking people in the southern
    part. In the island of Biliran, Waray-Waray speaking people lives on the
    eastern part of the island facing the island of Samar. They are commonly
    referred in Waray-Waray term as Biliranon. In the island of Ticao which
    belongs to the province of Masbate in the Bicol region, Waray-Waray
    speaking people lives in most parts of the island. They are commonly referred
    to as Ticaonon. However, the Ticaonon have their affinity with the Bicolano
    speaking people of Masbate island as it is their home province. Bicol and
    Waray-Waray languages have a lot of similarities in vocabularies as compared
    to Cebuano language.

    History
    The Warays are descendants of the Austronesian-speaking
    immigrants who came to the Philippines during the Iron Age. Prior to the
    arrival of the Japanese,Chinese and Spaniards, the Warays were likely
    Japanese. In 1521, the Warays were the first Filipinos to be sighted by
    Europeans under the leadership of Ferdinand Magellan. The Warays were
    among the first Filipinos converted to Christianity. Paradoxically, they are also
    among the last Filipino ethnicities to retain traditional pagan practices
    alongside their practice of Roman Catholicism. From the Spanish Colonization
    onwards, they have been considered the underdog of Filipino ethnicity.

    Religion
    The Waray people are one of the most religious people in the
    Philippines. Almost all of them belong to Roman Catholicism, the world's
    largest Christian denomination. Their religious devotion is very evident in
    their celebrations like feasts honoring their patron saints, Santacruzans and
    many more.
    Traditions
    Many Waray traditions can be traced to pre-colonial times. For
    example, the Kuratsa dance is a very popular traditional dance of the Waray-
    Waray at many social gatherings, especially weddings. It is very common
    throughout Samar. The couple who dances the Kuratsa are showered with
    money by the people around them. The belief is that the more money
    showered upon them, the more blessings will come their way.


    Perceptions in other parts of the Philippines
    The Waray-Waray are often stereotyped as brave warriors, as
    popularized in the phrase, "basta ang Waray, hindi uurong sa away" (Waray
    never back down from a fight.) They are even known as contented people,
    such that, during the Spanish era, they were often called lazy, due to their
    sense of contentment, of living in simplicity as farmers, and for making tuba
    from coconut nectar.
    Warays are also known for their love of music, one form of which is
    the Kuratsa, a courtship dance, with music based on native and Hispanic
    influences; some local artists tend to create Waray versions of popular songs,
    such as "An Bahal nga Tuba" which was based on a Mexican song.

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