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    The Sinulog Festival: CEBU City Philippines

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    The Sinulog Festival is a traditional celebration held annually in Cebu City, Philippines for 32 years to honor the Santo Niño. Millions of people, including foreigners, participate in colorful dances, music performances, and parades depicting the Filipino people's transition from pagan to Christian faith. It has grown into a month-long celebration and become a popular tourist attraction, incorporating additional events showcasing Filipino culture, arts, and traditions. The Sinulog Festival celebrates and promotes Cebuano heritage and identity both in the Philippines and abroad.

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    The Sinulog Festival is a traditional celebration held annually in Cebu City, Philippines for 32 years to honor the Santo Niño. Millions of people, including foreigners, participate in colorful dances, music performances, and parades depicting the Filipino people's transition from pagan to Christian faith. It has grown into a month-long celebration and become a popular tourist attraction, incorporating additional events showcasing Filipino culture, arts, and traditions. The Sinulog Festival celebrates and promotes Cebuano heritage and identity both in the Philippines and abroad.

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    The Sinulog

    Festival

    CEBU City Philippines


    The Sinulog Festival

    • Millions of people participated in Cebu City last Sunday to celebrate the Sinulog Festival, one of
    the most famous festivals in the Philippines. It was attended, not only by Filipinos, but people
    coming from different parts of the globe also went to witness the celebration. The magnificence
    of the festival made Filipinos, as well as our fellow Asians, refer to it as the “Mother of all
    Festivals”. From the colorful and well-made costumes of the dancers, to the beautiful dances and
    to the music brought by the drums, trumpets, and the native gongs, the Sinulog Festival never
    ceases to amaze its audience.
    The Sinulog Festival
    • For 32 years, the Sinulog Festival is a traditional celebration in Cebu City held every third Sunday
    of January to honor the Santo Niño (Child Jesus). Basically, the festival is done by a dance ritual, in
    which it tells the story of the Filipino people’s pagan past and their acceptance of Christianity. The
    word “Sinulog” means “graceful dance”, wherein it all started in 1980 with a simple dance that
    represents the “sulog” (or current) of a river in Cebu.
    The Sinulog Festival

    • With the celebration’s evolution, the Sinulog Festival has become a month long tradition in Cebu.
    The most-awaited feature, nevertheless, is the Sinulog Grand Parade which was held on the
    15th day of January. “One Beat, One Dance, One Vision. Cebu – City of Culture” was the theme
    adopted for the 2012 Sinulog Festival.
    The Sinulog Festival

    • As the festival becomes more and more famous each year, tourists would never want to miss the
    opportunity to watch it and became more and more commercialized. The festival now, not only
    consists of costumes and dances, but also contests, such as art exhibits, beauty pageants, photo
    contests, and singing and dancing contests.
    The Sinulog Festival

    • Participants may also join the festival’s activities, such as concerts, cultural shows, fireworks
    display, fun runs, and street fairs. For the past 18 years, it has made the Filipinos residing in New
    Zealand celebrate their own version each year, a proof on how big of an influence the festival is. It
    has also been recognized as the “City of Culture” by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
    (ASEAN).
    The Sinulog Festival

    • With the overwhelming amount


    of people who wish to witness the
    traditional celebration and the
    beauty of the culture it depicts,
    this grand festival remains as
    Cebu’s proudest attraction, along
    with the beautiful beaches and
    historical places.
    The Sinulog
    Festival

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