What

is
Sinulog?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMshKhQc1Vw
• 'Sinulog' comes from the Cebuano adverb sulog which is
"like water current movement," which proficiently
describes the forward-backward movement of the Sinulog
dance.

• An annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in

The Queen City of the South, Cebu City.

• The festival honors the so called vision of the child Jesus,

known as the Santo Niño (Holy Child).
• Sto. Niño is a Spanish word which means “Holy Child” referring to the
Child Jesus.

• Pit Señor is a shortened Cebuano phrase which is “SangPit kang

Señor”. (call to the Lord.)

• Bato Balani sa Gugma means magnet of love.

• It is a dance ritual that commemorates the Cebuano peoples pagan

origin, and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism.
 History of Sinulog
• On April 7, 1521, the Portuguese navigator,
• Fernando de Magallanes arrived and planted the cross on the shores
of Cebu, claiming the territory in the name of the King of Spain.

• He then offered the image of the child Jesus, the Santo Niño, as
baptismal gift to Hara Amihan, wife of Cebu's Rajah Humabon. Hara
Amihan was later named, Queen Juana in honor of Juana, Carlos I's
mother. Along with the rulers of the island, some 800 natives were also
baptized to the Christian faith.

• A few days after the baptism, Magellan undertook a war expedition

and attacked Mactan Island but residents led by Lapulapu defended
Magellan’s force, and Magellan died on April 27, 1521, about 3 weeks
after he had arrived in Philippines.
• After Magellan met his death on April 27, 1521, the
explorer, Miguel López de Legazpi arrived in Cebu on
April 28, 1565 and destroyed the village ruled by Rajah
Tupas. In one of the huts of the burning village, one of
Legazpi's soldiers named Juan Camus found a wooden
box containing the image of the Santo Niño lying in the
middle of several native statue.

• The Augustinian friars that accompanied Legazpi in his

expedition proclaimed the statue miraculous and built a
church on the site where it was found. Th e church was
called San Agustin Church but was later renamed to the
Basilica Minore del Santo Niño.
454 Fiesta Señor
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Sto. Niño: Guide of God’s Children to

Humility and Service
In order to become a Humble Servant of God we must
follow the following:

H =
U =
M =
B =
L =
E=
• To be a disciple one should also be….

- Delectare = to delight. To make others happy.

- Docere = to teach what is truth. Truth will always set us

free.

- Flectare = to convince or to move people in action. Action

speaks louder than words.
Why be inspired by Sto. Niño?
• He symbolizes that Jesus though is God , is a true human
like us in all except sin.

• He symbolizes humility and total submission to the will of

His Father.
What is the true meaning of Sinulog for
Devotees?
Is it like this?
Or this?
Closing Song
• Sto. Niño, Gugma Ko.mp4