SINULOG (Cebu City)

The Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Philippines. The festival honors the so called vision of the child Jesus, known as the Santo Niño (Holy Child),who used to be the patron Saint of the City of Cebu (since in the Catholic faith Jesus is not a saint, but God). It is a dance ritual that commemorates the Cebuano peoples Islamic and pagan origin, and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism.



The patron of Cebu, Sr. Sto. Niño.


I took a picture of a lttle girl dancing bringing the Sto. Niño.


I also took a picture of a lady bringing a Sto Niño. So beautiful!!


One of the dancing team.


Some props for dancing.


One of the floats. A 3 headed lion on my back.


One of the giants. This giant is made up of hanging rice "poso".


The Cebu City Van.. Hahaha!!!!


SINULOG
Every third weeken of January - Cebu City, Cebu
The Feast of the Sto. Niño is celebrated in Cebu with a procession, street dancing competition and a fluvial parade. Much like the Ati-atihan, the Sinulog Festival is marked by frenzied reverly to the chant of "Pit Senor!"