SINULOG - PROCESSION

Man and Sto. Nino

This grand festival in Cebu has millions of devotees, viewers and spectators from all walks of life. The religious activities start with a novena at the Basilica De Sto. Nino. The rites are truly essential to the celebration of the activity so that the participants would be able to understand how the Sinulog started.

I had the opportunity to witness the procession and was able to get pictures of the devotees and the Sto. Nino. It was raining hard during the procession yet the participants gathered their strength,



opened their umbrella and walked on. The Sto. Nino, in different garb, sizes and colors, are hugged close to the devotees heart. The procession winds through the streets in Cebu under the rain and overflowing canals. The power of faith fires the devotees to complete the procession.

 

The devotion to the Sto. Nino is very intense for the Cebuanos. Every third Sunday of January, the province is abuzz with the activities, where the faithful converges at the Basilica del Sto. Nino and offer thanksgiving, light a candle, say their prayers and dance praise.

Basilica Del Sto.Nino Pilgrim Center

The throng of people raised their hands, praised and worship. For centuries stories of faith have been told and has continued to the current electronic gadget prolific age. The devotion is timeless and the motivation to come back to visit the icon in his altar inside the Basilica is ingrained in the mind and heart of a Cebuano. The praising, the worship and the devotion to the Sto. Nino is part of the culture and history that makes Cebu what it is today.