People from all over the country converge in Cebu on the first month of the year to witness and take part in one of the most anticipated and biggest festivals in the Philippines. Sinulog is, first and foremost, the feast day of Sto. Niño, or the Child Jesus. But it is also a celebration of culture, music and color.
Parties, DJs, music, helicopter rides, and fireworks? This year’s Sinulog Festival in Cebu was definitely one we will never forget! Here’s proof: we’ve gathered 10 great photos from the hashtag #NextActSinulog!
Five years after reaching Hall of Fame status in the Aliwan Fiesta streetdance championships, Lumad Basakanon representing the Sinulog of Cebu bagged the prize for the fourth time, besting contingents
The parties leading up to last year’s Sinulog may have been all about the booze (we were introduced to Johnnie Walker Platinum, and Bibendum Wines opened its doors). But this year, and much to our livers’ relief, it was all about the clothes.
One of our uniquely Filipino traits is our passion for celebration. Every town has its own fiesta for its patron saint.
After the frenzy of the Black Nazarene procession, the attention of Filipino Catholics shifted to the Holy Child. All over the country, from Kalibo’s Ati-Atihan to Cebu’s Sinulog and Iloilo’s Dinagyang, Filipino Catholics dedicated the third Sunday of January to revering the Holy Child, more popularly known as the Santo Niño.
Sinulog Festival in Cebu is a grand fiesta made colorful with pocket parties all over the city. Globe Telecom recently joined in the festivities with Neon Carnival, a four-day event at the IT Park.
For years, devotees of the Señor Santo Niño have been coming to Cebu City from all over the country to show their gratitude and fidelity to the Holy Child in the nine-day Sinulog festivities that culminate in a grand parade Sunday.
Sunny Cebu is brightest and wildest when it celebrates its annual Sinulog Festival. Through the streets of the city, fields of colorful, feathered masks and headdresses abound. Dominating as well the urbanscape were street dancers, dressed in glittering costumes and bearing painted shields, who flocked the parade routes.
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