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The country’s biggest, and grandest festival. Sinulog festival is the country’s biggest pageantry of sights, sounds and colors as it honors and pays homage to the patron saint of Cebu , the child Jesus — Sr. Sto. Niño. One of the most widely known festivals in the Philippines, and one of the most colorful too. On the 3rd Sunday of January in the city of Cebu, Sinulog is held in honor of the Santo NiNo, or the infant Jesus. The patron saint of the whole Cebu. It is a celebration of dance rituals to remember the recognition of Christianity from their paganism.
The participants move to the sound of the beat of drums and gongs, clothed in bright-colored costumes, in preparation for the ceremony which the country boasts to be one of the most colorful festivals being celebrated.
Sinulog lasts for 9 days, and on the 9th day, it ends with the Sinulog Grand Parade. From the wharf of Mandaue City to the wharf of Cebu City, the Santo NiNo being carried on a pump boat, in a vast decoration of various flowers and candles, the Fluvial Procession, a water parade at dawn, is observed the day before the parade. A re-enactment of Catholic Baptizing of Cebu is one of the highlights, as the parade ends at the Basilica. Due to the huge population of Cebu, the formal procession takes place by people who gather to join from all over the city in this religious event, lasts for hours.
And on the feast day, given by the Cardinal with the assistance of few numbers of bishops of Cebu, a Pontifical Mass is held at the Basilica. It is a habit that the majority of the Cebu's population would flock to the Basilica, attending the mass, and a parade takes place right after.
The participants move to the sound of the beat of drums and gongs, clothed in bright-colored costumes, in preparation for the ceremony which the country boasts to be one of the most colorful festivals being celebrated.
Sinulog lasts for 9 days, and on the 9th day, it ends with the Sinulog Grand Parade. From the wharf of Mandaue City to the wharf of Cebu City, the Santo NiNo being carried on a pump boat, in a vast decoration of various flowers and candles, the Fluvial Procession, a water parade at dawn, is observed the day before the parade. A re-enactment of Catholic Baptizing of Cebu is one of the highlights, as the parade ends at the Basilica. Due to the huge population of Cebu, the formal procession takes place by people who gather to join from all over the city in this religious event, lasts for hours.
And on the feast day, given by the Cardinal with the assistance of few numbers of bishops of Cebu, a Pontifical Mass is held at the Basilica. It is a habit that the majority of the Cebu's population would flock to the Basilica, attending the mass, and a parade takes place right after.
