Sinulog
sinulogsanto niño festival known sinug sulog annual cultural religious festival held third sunday january cebu center activity cebu city centre santo niño christian celebration philippine festival considered biggest festival philippine every celebration festival routinely attracting million million people year aside religious aspect festival sinulog also famous street party usually happening night night main festival festival nicknamed grandest festival philippine place philippine also celebrate version festival honor santo niño within cebu like carmen outside cebu including tondo manila kabankalan general santos maasin cagayan de oro butuan pagadian balingasag misamis oriental carlos bukidnon word sinulog come cebuano adverb sulog roughly mean water current describing forwardbackward dance movement dance consists two step forward one step backward done sound drum dance categorized sinulogbase freeinterpretation street dancing candle vendor basilica continue perform traditional version dance lighting candle customer usually accompanied song sang cebuano sinulog ritual prayerdance honoring señor santo niño child jesus image child jesus said baptismal gift ferdinand magellan gave hara amihan humanay zebu cebu april image believed miraculous housed basilica minore del santo niño downtown cebu city sinulog dance move often identified two step forward one step backward dancer sway distinct rhythm drum movement made resemble current sulog known cebu pahina river according historical account cebuano already performed dance similar sinulog honor animist idol long introduction christianity philippine arrived cebu arrival ferdinand magellan led spanish expedition april original image santo niño said left member magellan expedition said rediscovered spanish returned expedition led miguel lópez de legazpi eventually led spanish colonial era philippine today sinulog commemorates filipino people acceptance christianity rejection former animist belief worship nature first conversion happened island cebu indianizedsanskritized ruler rajah humabon queen amihan humamay baptized along subject becoming carlos juana cebu march ferdinand magellan arrived planted cross shore cebu claiming territory spain presented image child jesus rajah humabon hara humamay amihan version later named queen juana juana mother charles spain along ruler island native also converted christian faith event frequently used basis sinulog dance dramatize coming spaniard presentation santo niño queen popular theme among sinulog dance queen juana holding santo niño arm using bless people often afflicted sickness believed caused demon evil spirit sinulog dance step believed originate rajah humabons adviser baladhay humabons grief baladhay fell sick humabon ordered native tribe bring baladhay room santo niño enthroned along pagan god native cebuano day passed baladhay heard shouting found dancing utmost alertness baladhay questioned awake shouting pointing image santo niño baladhay explained found top small child trying wake tickling midrib coconut greatly astonished scared child away shouting little child got started making fun baladhay turn baladhay danced little child explained dancing movement river day twosteps forward onestep backward movement still used santo niño devotee believe santo niños choice baladhay dance expedition led miguel lopez de legazpi bombarded native settlement arrived april one burning hut one legazpis men juan camus discovered image santo niño inside wooden box beside idol time however legazpi discovered native already dance sinulog honoring santo niño augustinian friar accompanied lópez de legazpi expedition built church site found church called san agustin church later renamed basilica minore del santo niño juan camus found santo niño burning village lópez de legazpi said included incident report entitled relation voyage philippine island excellency know day entered village cebu city one soldier went large wellbuilt house indio found image child jesus whose holy name pray may universally worshipped kept cradle gilded brought spain little cross generally placed upon globe hand lacking image well kept house many flower found one know object purpose soldier bowed reverence wonder brought image place soldier pray holy name image found help u grant u victory order lost people ignorant precious rich treasure possession may come knowledge since th century great devotion santo niño philippine popular piety particularly visayas pilgrim different part cebu rest philippine make yearly journey church take part procession festival starting cebu city government organized sinulog festival eventually gave incentive also tribal dance group first sinulog parade held january organized dávid odilao regional director ministry sport youth development sinulog conceptualized true cebuano festival comparable dinagyang iloilo atiatihan aklan also celebrate feast sto niño parade composed student dressed knitted filipiniana costume dancing sinulog beating drum idea caught thus direction thencebu city mayor florentino solon help several influential cebuano odilao turned sinulog project cebu city historical committee kagawad jesus garcia task committee conceptualize sinulog festival make yearly event concept sinulog parade actualized involving cebu also representative province philippine marking difference another popular visayan festival atiatihan sinulog focus ritual historical aspect dance said represents link country embrace christian faith early law order sinulog celebration issue year large street party celebrated throughout city notably along general maxilom avenue also known mango avenue baseline area along juana osmeña street rowdy partygoer run trouble many found sleeping along city street due intoxication street party along sinulog carousel route banned effort control disturbance caused street party devotee city temporary accommodation place consisting reused shipping container also launched since accommodate devotee farflung area accommodation within cebu city nearby area usually located open space surrounding compania maritima building meter away magellan cross basilica del santo niño festival cancelled covid pandemic due devastation caused typhoon rai cebu since grand parade moved south road property srp instead cebu city sport center ccsc long time home cebu current mayor overall chairman sinulog foundation incorporated sfi michael rama largely interest welfare cebuano sinulog sa kabataan sa dakbayan sinulog sa lalawigan qualifying event main sinulog event however still remain ccsc two guest contingent registered festival one national festival masskara festival bacolod city one international south korea festival first time two major parade sinulog sa lalawigan originally preliminary competition sinulog sa kabataan sa lalawigan transformed sinulog parade provincial contingent since could dance srp sinulog sa lalawigan held ccsc old venue sinulog contingent cebu city outoftown danced sinulog parade rd sunday january srp st august year cebu city acting mayor raymond alvin garcia declared sinulog festival return ccsc cebuano also celebrate sinulog worldwide filipino community country winter sinulog celebrated january cold country summer sinulog also celebrated august philadelphia united state sinulog also performed international competition south korea philippine independence day parade new york winter celebrate january summer also celebrated august sinulog philadelphia united state two traditional qualifying event cebu city sport complex mark week sinulog city qualifying event sinulog sa kabataan sa dakbayan sinulog youth city first qualifying event competition exclusive school community troupe cebu city second one sinulog sa lalawigan sinulog province organized cebu provincial government participated school cultural group cebu province champion two qualifying event advance main sinulog grand parade activity sinulog cebu city historical committee responsible conceptualization sinulog provincial event decided adopt logo identify institutionalized yearly event turned coat arm santo niño consisted twoheaded hawk mark ruling house habsburg europe emblem represented twin purpose habsburg dynasty champion catholicism defender faith time spain sent expedition philippine habsburg dynasty committee viewed using image santo niño part symbol sacrilege sinulog committee incorporated twoheaded eagle native warrior shield native shield supposed symbolize philippine resistance colonization santo niños coat arm printed face represented country acceptance christianity sinulog idol list sinulog festival winner basilica del santo niño santo niño dinagyang atiatihan festival sinulogfestivalcom sinulog sa sugbo philippine sinulogph sinulog foundation working committee