Saturday, January 1, 2011

Sinulog Festival in Cebu City

SINULOG FESTIVAL is an annual celebration held every third Sunday of January in Cebu City. It honors the vision of the child Jesus (Sto. NiƱo) who used to be the patron saint of the city. There is a dance ritual that commemorates the Cebuano people’s Islamic and pagan origin, and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism. The festival features street parade wherein participants in bright colored costumes dancing to the rhythm of drums, trumphets and native gongs.

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