The Cebuano People

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The Cebuano
• The Cebuano people are the largest subgroup of the larger ethnolingustic group
Bisaya, who constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group in the country.
• Their primary language is the Cebuano language, an Austronesian language.
• They originated in the province of Cebu in the region of Central Visayas, but
then later spread out to other places in the Philippines, such as Siquijor, Bohol,
Negros Oriental, southwestern Leyte, western Samar, Masbate, and large parts
of Mindanao.
• It may also refer to the ethnic group who speak the same language as their
native tongue in different parts of the archipelago.
• The term Cebuano also refers to the demonym of permanent residents in Cebu
island regardless of ethnicity.
Arts
• Placing huge importance on the arts, Cebuanos are proud of their
various art forms that include sculpting, painting, drawing, singing,
dancing, and writing.
• Many famous Filipino artists come from Cebu, which makes sense
when one considers that art is the cornerstone of Cebuano culture.
They are also famous for producing guitars, baskets, hats, and mats of
all types.
Festives
• The majority of Cebuanos are Roman Catholic, with many in rural
areas synchronizing Catholicism with indigenous Bisayan folk religion.
A minority of Cebuanos (specifically those in Mindanao) are Muslim,
or in mixed Chinese-Cebuano families, incorporate Catholic beliefs
with aspects of Buddhism or Taoism.

• Among the island's notable festivities are the Sinulog festival, which is
a mixture of Christian and native cultural elements, celebrated
annually every third week of January.