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Stock Photo Gallery » Culture & Travel » Sinulog Festival - Philippines
Sinulog Festival - Philippines

The Sinulog festival is one of the grandest and most colorful festivals in the Philippines. The main festival is held each year on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City to honor the Santo Nino. The Sinulog is a dance ritual that commemorates the Filipino people's pagan past and their acceptance of Christianity.

The festival features a street parade with participants in bright-colored costumes dancing to the rhythm of drums, trumpets, and native gongs. Smaller versions of the festival are held in various parts of the province, also to celebrate and honor the Santo Niño.



 
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Festival queen with contingents

Festival queen with...
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Sinulog Fluvial Procession boat

Sinulog Fluvial Procession ...
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Sprinkling with holy water

Sprinkling with holy water
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Santo Nino during Solemn Procession

Santo Nino during Solemn...
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

El Senor Santo Nino and child

El Senor Santo Nino and child
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Fluvial procession boats with Santo Nino

Fluvial procession boats...
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Reflecting during Sinulog procession

Reflecting during Sinulog...
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Singing Bato Balani sa Gugma

Singing Bato Balani sa Gugma
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Festival Queen Dancing

Festival Queen Dancing
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Pit Senyor Viva Santo Nino

Pit Senyor Viva Santo Nino
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Candle burning at church

Candle burning at church
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Seeing the Holy Child

Seeing the Holy Child
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Welcoming of the Holy Child

Welcoming of the Holy Child
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Mother and son at outdoor church

Mother and son at outdoor...
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Festival Queen at Abellana grandstand

Festival Queen at Abellana ...
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Women dancing in native dress

Women dancing in native dress
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Vigil mass in Cebu City

Vigil mass in Cebu City
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Dancer embracing Santo Niño

Dancer embracing Santo Niño
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Burning flames with cross

Burning flames with cross
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Sinulog float

Sinulog float
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Contingents with native dress

Contingents with native dress
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

El Senor Santo Nino

El Senor Santo Nino
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Boy with Santo Niño at gate

Boy with Santo Niño at gate
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Child holding the Holy Child

Child holding the Holy Child
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Festival Queen at Basilica

Festival Queen at Basilica
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Native dance for Santo Nino

Native dance for Santo Nino
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Taking flowers during fluvial procession

Taking flowers during...
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Evening vigil during Sinulog

Evening vigil during Sinulog
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Church gate with Holy Child

Church gate with Holy Child
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Santo Nino at procession

Santo Nino at procession
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Santo Niño held high in air

Santo Niño held high in air
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Waiting for arrival of Santo Nino

Waiting for arrival of...
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Holding the Holy Child

Holding the Holy Child
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Waving of hands with Santo Nino

Waving of hands with Santo ...
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Fluvial procession at Pier One

Fluvial procession at Pier One
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Dancing for the Hold Child

Dancing for the Hold Child
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Sinulog dancing formation

Sinulog dancing formation
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Sun giant gigante

Sun giant gigante
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Dancing the Sinulog

Dancing the Sinulog
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Awaiting hands at Basilica gate

Awaiting hands at Basilica ...
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Dancing contingents at grand stand

Dancing contingents at...
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Sinulog queen at Abellana Grandstand

Sinulog queen at Abellana...
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Young contingent dancers

Young contingent dancers
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Child looking during solemn procession

Child looking during solemn...
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

Santo Niño dance at church

Santo Niño dance at church
Sinulog, Cebu City, Philippines 2009

 
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Currently based in the Philippines, Jacob does considerable amounts of travel, working on freelance assignments and shooting stock photography for his collection here at jacobimages.com. His aim as a photographer is to capture inspirational images that motivate, educate and show a side of cultures most people are unaware of. His images often reflect his bio-ecologist background and sensitivity to the human condition. It is in challenging situations or unusual places that he feels most comfortable and thrives as an artist. Read more

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