Sunday, October 12th, 2008 • Cebu, Philippines

Pit Senyor: Cebu dances to the Sinulog

By Cebu Network
Published January 21st, 2007

The Sinulog grand mardi gras is under way and if you’re not in Cebu City, you’re missing an explosion of colors, dances and Sto. Niño devotion. The city center is packed with people: devotees carrying their own Sto. Niño images, tourists lugging around cameras, teeners riddled with henna tattoos and just about every one else.

Sinulog dancers are out on the streets, clad in colorful costumes that span different eras of the country’s history: from the pre-Hispanic period to the modern day times.

DANCING ON THE STREET. A contingent dances the Sinulog in front of a huge crowd in central Cebu City. Click on photo to view larger image.

Saturday afternoon was the religious highlight of the week-long Sinulog festival. Today is the cultural culmination of the activity. The Sinulog transcends Catholicism, it is an expression of Cebu’s ethos: a fun tropical paradise punctuated with year-long festivities that celebrate various aspects of its culture.

To those unlucky enough not to be here, here are a few photos hot off the street. We will continue posting updates so be sure to check this site once in a while. As we say in these days: Pit Senyor!