Sinulog is a dance ritual performed in honor of the holy image Señor Santo Niño de Cebu. It is danced by moving two steps forward and one step backward in sync with a primal drumbeat provided by a band. 
The annual Sinulog Festival in Cebu is one of the biggest in the Philippines: a week-long spectacle of Catholic masses, processions and concerts, culminating in a grand parade of costumed dancers and accompanying floats depicting the different periods of history behind the development of the festival.
With radiant faces all over people from all corners of the world go gaga over this festivities. It is the most awaited feast every January. With a colorful costumes all over, and participants dance gracefully to the rhythm. Everyone was fascinated by enchanting floats, towering higantes, and comical puppeteers. The sea of people don't mind the hot weather and all because everyone is having fun. There are also some bazaar and souvenir shops that lined across the street that sells wide array of deli products. But people go there not only to party but to celebrate and to give thanks to Señor Sto Niño. Not minding the hundreds of people that flock the area, the excruciating heat, the stinky sweat, and the noise because thats what makes this event so great.
So what are waiting for? Don't just sit there, read and gaze all the pictures. Get your bags ready and join in the Cebu crowd, be a part of this feast, groove your body to the beat of Sinulog, and together we will shout Viva Pit Señor.
With radiant faces all over people from all corners of the world go gaga over this festivities. It is the most awaited feast every January. With a colorful costumes all over, and participants dance gracefully to the rhythm. Everyone was fascinated by enchanting floats, towering higantes, and comical puppeteers. The sea of people don't mind the hot weather and all because everyone is having fun. There are also some bazaar and souvenir shops that lined across the street that sells wide array of deli products. But people go there not only to party but to celebrate and to give thanks to Señor Sto Niño. Not minding the hundreds of people that flock the area, the excruciating heat, the stinky sweat, and the noise because thats what makes this event so great.
So what are waiting for? Don't just sit there, read and gaze all the pictures. Get your bags ready and join in the Cebu crowd, be a part of this feast, groove your body to the beat of Sinulog, and together we will shout Viva Pit Señor.
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