SINULOG: Cebu's Pride
The Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Philippines. The festival commemorates the Cebuano people pagan origin and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism. Sinulog is one of the most colorful and grandest festival in the Philippines. Foreign and Local tourist flock to Cebu City for this celebration and join the parade and the grand mardi gras. It features a street parade with participants in bright coloured costumes dancing to the rhythm of drums and trumpets.
The Sinulog is a dance prayer expressing devotion to the Holy Child. It is a popular belief among Cebuanos that this dance prayer is the most effective way of getting favors from the Sto. Niño.
Recently, the festival has been promoted as a tourist attraction, with a contest featuring contigents from various part of the country. The contest traditionally held at Cebu City Sports Complex.
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