fluvial parade
carrosa del So. Nino de Cebu
procession of Sto. NinoThe celebration of Sinulog is the grandest of all the pageantry in the Philippines. I was once a dancer of the Sinulog during my college days and it really felt me the spirit of the HOLY INFANT JESUS. Sinulog is a way of worship. By this time, they danced not to worship their native idols but to signify their reverence to the Santo Niño, now enshrined at the San Agustin Church (renamed Basilica Minore del Santo Niño). Through the years since 1521, the dance was a small ritual danced by a few in front of the Santo Niño. At the Santo Niño Church where the image is consecrated, only the candle vendors could be seen dancing the Sinulog and making offerings.