The Sinulog festival is one of the grandest, most distinguished and most colorful festivals in the Philippines. The major festival is held each year on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City to honor the Santo Niño, or the child Jesus, who used to be the patron saint of the whole province of Cebu (since in the Catholic faith Jesus is not a saint, but God). It is fundamentally a dance ritual which remembers the Filipino people's pagan past and their recognition of Christianity.
Many filipinos who are devoted of Senor Sto. Nino went to the city to attend the parade held in Rotonda to Abellana. Thousands of Cebuanos attend the parade because they think that after they'll Blessed by Senor Sto. Nino.
The festivals in the Philippines are often religious in nature, providing the perfect occasion for feasting, fellowship and family reunions. They are the sticky, sentimental stuff that hold together long distance relatives who come home for family reunions on such occasions.
Even tourists have discovered this feast as a unique spiritual and cultural experience which should not be missed. Fireworks accompanied by a loud band marching in the streets, dancers clad in colorful aboriginal costumes with painted faces, people racing to get a front-seat view of the parade … these and more are the common sights in the Philippines during the whole month of January, which is dedicated and devoted to the Santo Niño, the Holy Child Jesus.
After the parade, Many people specially teenagers went to Downtown to Uptown to attend the Paint war or Party. It's kinda weird that after the long parade they go party, drinking alcoholics. Many people don't know the real meaning of festival. Instead of celebrating the birthday of a kid, They're just making some noise and get wild.
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