Cebu City Sinulog Festival
It’s been a while since we visited Cebu City. We travel to Cebu to discover some beautiful places which we did not explore yet and of course, hunt the best local foods in town. This time we visited Cebu City Sinulog Festival 2012. This is our first travel this year with my partner and her family; this is one of my favorite travels so far, why? because we made our decision 1 week before to attend the Sinulog Festival 2012 without any plans and itinerary on where to go.:-)
I think the campaign tourism and promoting the Philippines’ “It’s more fun in the Philippines” was really effective because, during the Sinulog Festival, it was attended by almost 3 Million devoted including locals and tourists this Sinulog Festival of Cebu City is one of the most awaited celebrations every year.
Did you know about Sinulog Festival? Here’s some trivia..:-)
The word Sinulog comes from the Cebuano adverb sulog which roughly means “like water current movement;” it describes the forward-backward movement of the Sinulog dance. The dance consists of two steps forward and one step backward, done to the sound of drums.
This festival is one of the most colorful in the Philippines because its famous Sinulog become commercialized to attract tourists around the globe. The Cebu Sinulog Festival is held every third week of January at Cebu City Sports Complex and the celebration will last for 9 days, culminating with a grand parade. Prior to the main event, a fluvial procession is organized. Before sunrise the Sto. Niño is carried on a boat crossing from Mandaue to Cebu City.
Celebrating the Sinulog festival will not be completed if you don’t visit the Sto. Niño Church in Colon. The Philippines celebrates so many famous festivals every year. Aside from the Sinulog festival, Misamis Oriental famous Festivals are also known places to visit every festival that they celebrate. Another tourist religious attraction to visit in Cebu City is the Simala Shrine in Sibonga Cebu which is also known as the miraculous church.