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SINULOG 2016 Schedule of Activities as of October 20, 2015 Source:  www.sinulog.ph --> December 1, 2015 – January 31, 2016 Sinulog Street Fair, Osmeña Blvd. December 26, 2015 – January 23, 2016 Sinulog 2015 Photo Exhibit @ SM City Cebu January 3, 2016 (Saturday) Sinulog Fun Run 5:00 A.M. : Elimination Sinulog 2016 Dance Crew January 7, 2016 (Thursday) Opening Salvo: Walk with Jesus 4:00 A.M. : Assembly Time (Area) Fuente Osmeña 4:30 A.M. : Start of Walk-Fuente Osmeña Blvd. – Basilica del Sto. Niño 5:30 A.M. : Installation of Hermano & Hermana Mayores 2016 January 8, 2016 (Friday) Sinulog 2015 Kick Off 10:00 A.M. : Sinulog Trade Fair @ SM City Cebu by Department of Trade and Industry 2:00 P.M. : Solemn Mass (Basilica del Santo Niño) 3:00 P.M. : Launching Parade (Basilica del Santo Niño to CCSC) 6:00 P.M. : Sinulog Choral Competition Grand Finals @ Fuente Osmeña 7:00 P.M. : Opening and Launching Program, Fuente Osmeña 8:00 P.M. : Sinulog I...

Sinulog 2015 Livestream

Screengrab from Sinulog website The Sinulog sa Kabataan is one of the highlights of the Sinulog Festival which is held a week before the Sinulog Grand Parade. Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan 2015 Here is the complete list of winners of this year's Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan. Elementary Division 1st place: Talisay City Central School 2nd place: Opao Elementary School/Tribu Mandauehanon 3rd place: City of Bogo 4th place: Pundok sa Nagahanon sa Sugbo, City of Naga 5th place: Maya Elementary School/Tribu Kandaya Best in Musicality: Opao Elementary School/Tribu Mandauehanon Best in Costume: Opao Elementary School/Tribu Mandauehanon Best in Street Dancing:  1st place: Opao Elementary School/Tribu Mandauehanon 2nd place: Talisay City Central School 3rd place: Pundok sa Nagahanon sa Sugbo, City of Naga Secondary Division 1st place: Tinubdan sa Kauswagan Cultural Troupe, Municipality of Tuburan 2nd place: Carcar City Di...

Origin of Sinulog Sinulog is a dance ritual in honor of the miraculous image of the Santo Nino. The dance moves to the sound of the drums and this resembles the current (Sinulog) of what was then known as Cebu's Pahina River. Thus, in Cebuano, they say it's Sinulog. More than just the meaning of the word is the significance of the dance. Historians now say that Sinulog, which is of pagan origin, is the link between the country's pagan past and its Christian present. Let's trace its history. Historical accounts say that before Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan came to Cebu on April 7, 1521 to plant the cross on its shore and claim the country for the King of Spain, Sinulog was already danced by the natives in honor of their wooden idols and anitos. Then Magellan came and introduced Christianity. He gave the Santo Nino (image of the Child Jesus) as baptismal gift to Hara Amihan, wife of Cebu's Rajah Humabon who was later named Queen Juana. At t...