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SINULOG (sih-NOOH-lohg)

It has been always a tradition to every Cebuano that Sinulog is the much-awaited festival of the year.
 Such festival invites every hearts of Cebuanos to extend their thanks to the miraculous Holy child Senyor Sto. Nino. It gathers not only the Cebuanos but also tourists from other regions of the country or even foreigners come to witness the event.
             Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City. The festival honors  the so called vision of the child Jesus, Senyor Sto. Nino who used to be the patron of the city of Cebu.
              The thickness of the people from dawn to dusk cannot be measured for people's faith to Senyor Sto. Nino is immeasurable.The festival features a street parade with participants in bright colored costumes dancing in the rhythms of drums, trumpets and native gongs. There is also a "Sinulog sa Kabataan" performed by the youths of Cebu a week before the parade.
              The highlight of the event is the actual Sinulog dance which is joined by many of our friends in some parts of Visayas region. Their praises to Cebu's Senyor Sto. Nino pleased everybody as they were performing their interpretations to the festival.
               There is also a lot of fun in the city during that festive day which includes displays, vending and many more that attracted many of the devotees.
                Sinulog is a lot of fun to everyone. Some celebrities also gather their selves to join the festival in Cebu. Many of them were welcomed warmly by the Cebuanos. 

BACKGROUND :

                     The word Sinulog comes from the Cebuano adverb which is "like water current movement" which describes the forward-backward movement of the Sinulog dance.
                        The Sinulog dance steps were believed to originate from rajah Humaban's adviser, Baladhay. History says, thet before, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan came to Cebu on April 7, 1521 to plant the cross on its shore and claim the country for the King of Spain, sinulog was already danced by the natives in honor for their wooden idols and anitos. The Magellan came and introduced Christianity. He gave the Sto. Nino as baptized gift to Hara Amihan, wife of Cebu's Rajah Humabon who was later named Queen Juana. At that time, not only the rulers were baptized but also about 800 of their subjects. Unfortunately, however, shortly after the conversion, Magellan went into a reckless adventure by fighting the reigning ruler of Mactan, Rajah Lapulapu with only a handful of men. He died in the encounter on April 27,1521.