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Sinulog Festival

By: Daphne Anne Gopo

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Island of Cebu

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Images of the Santo Niño

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Cebu Provincial Capitol

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Cebu Fort San Pedro

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Sinulog History:

Ferdinand Magellan

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Raising of the cross

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Magellan’s shrine, Magellan’s cross, and its inscription

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Rajah Humabon and Hara Amihan

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Battle between Lapu-lapu and Ferdinand Magellan

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Miguel Lopez de Legaspi

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The Santo Niño

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Basilica del Santo Niño then and now

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Santo Niño candle vendors dancing

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HOW SINULOG CAME TO BE

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Back in 1987

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me and my mom

OMG! Were gonna get squashed!

Hmmm.. What a tiring day..

(photographed by my dad)

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Sinulog - “sulog”

~ to move like the water current

Etymology:

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Fluvial Parade

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Santo Niño procession

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Sugbayanihan in Cebu

“Sugba”~ to grill

Bayanihan ~ togetherness

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Sinulog Grand Parade

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Now its time to learn how to dance

the SINULOG!

Get up!Stand up!