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Sinulog's origins: Tracing the roots of Cebu's iconic festival

Amid the debates about which Cebu town or city started the Sinulog, an official said they see the annual celebration not as a competition with other Sinulog festivities but as a sincere tribute to the Holy Child Jesus

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Sinulog: Which town, city staged it first?

THE northern town of Carmen in Cebu recently concluded its 51st Sinulog sa Carmen celebration on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, a week after the Cebu City Government celebrated its own Sinulog Grand Parade and Ritual Showdown in the South Road Properties (SRP).

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Cebuanos urged not to compare 2 Sinulogs

SINULOG IN CARMEN.Governor Gwendolyn Garcia holds the image of the Sto. Nino as she performed the traditional dance ritual with Tribu Malipayon from Consolacion, Cebu during the Sinulog sa Carmen on Sunday (Jan. 22, 2023). On Monday, Carmen Mayor Carlo Villamor suspended the work at the municipal hall to give time for town employees to take a day of rest following the successful holding of its version of the Sinulog. (Photo courtesy of Cebu Provincial Capitol PIO) CEBU CITY - Carmen, Cebu Mayor Carlo Villamor on Monday urged Cebuanos not to compare the Sinulog in his town and the one being celebrated in grand every year in Cebu City. "We have so many festivals in honor of the Sto. Nino. Let's not compare the Sinulog Grand Festival in Cebu City to Sinulog (in) Carmen," Villamor said. He cited the historical roots of the religious dance ritual done by the devotees at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino at the capital city. The Sinulog in the capital city is celebrated every second Sunday of every January while the version in Carmen town that started in 1974 is held every third Sunday. Accordingly, the townsfolk in Carmen, along with their parish priest, Fr. Jose Motus, who was a native of Aklan, organized the Ati-Atihan, as a way to thank the Sto. Nino for its miracle in saving the town from a "scary tremor" sometime in 1973 brought about by volcanic activity in Barangay Fuente. Villamor also thanked the mayors from various Cebu towns and cities who joined the festivities in Carmen to celebrate their version of the Sinulog. "Carmen is popular, that's because different people from different places are here to celebrate. All this is Sr. Sto. Nino's will," Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said in her speech on Sunday. Due to a downpour at noon, the huge stage at the Olympic-size town oval became wet sending dancers, including Garcia, to fall. Garcia said it was her 14th year offering a dance ritual but this time in Carmen, after having some concerns about the new venue for the Sinulog in Cebu City at the South Road Properties. She performed a traditional dance ritual holding an image of the Sto. Nino alongside the dancers from the contingent for the finale, Tribu Malipayon, from the municipality of Cordova, known in their town festival as the Sarok group. Villamor thanked Garcia and the mayors for supporting the Sinulog in his town, amid controversies for taking the spotlight. Sinulog winners Villamor congratulated the contingent from the southern town of Carcar City for bagging the grand prize in the ritual showdown as well as the best costume for the Sinulog-based category, taking away a total of PHP2 million of cash prizes. The contingent from Toledo City was chosen as the grand champion for the free-interpretation category as well as four more awards - best in musicality, best in costume, 2nd runner-up in street dancing and 2nd runner-up for the Festival Queen. Tribu San Roque contingent was adjudged as the grand champion for the local category and it also won the best costume and best in street dancing under the same category. The contingent from Talisay City won the best street dancing and brought home a total of PHP1 million in cash prizes, apart from other awards - 2nd place in ritual showdown Sinulog-based category, best in musicality, best in festival costume and Sinulog sa Carmen Festival Queen 2023 crown. Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia witnessed the event in Carmen, representing the city government of Cebu. (PNA) }

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Cebuanos urged not to compare 2 Sinulogs

Cebuanos urged not to compare 2 Sinulogs
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Rain mars festivities - SUNSTAR

Rain mars festivities

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Carmen town in Cebu to hold own version of 'Sinulog'

SINULOG IN CARMEN. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia (center) and 5th District Representative Vincent Franco Frasco (right) are seen kissing an image of the Sr. Sto.Nino in a church in Carmen, a town north in Cebu province, in this file photo. Mayor Carlo Villamor on Thursday (Jan. 19, 2023) said Garcia is expected to offer a dance ritual with the contingent from Consolacion that will perform the grand finale for the Sinulog Festival in Carmen on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Cebu City PIO) CEBU CITY - The town of Carmen in the northern part of Cebu, the home to the famous adventure and safari park in the province, is expected to be in the limelight as it will celebrate its version of Sinulog on Sunday (Jan. 22). Carmen Mayor Carlo Villamor on Thursday said contingents from neighboring towns would join the celebration. The contingent from the neighboring town of Consolacion will perform the grande finale. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has confirmed her attendance. She will also offer a dance ritual in the Ati-Atihan-inspired Sinulog festival. Villamor said the town is 90 percent ready to hold its own version of the festival in honor of the Sr. Sto. Nino at the town's Olympic-size grandstand. "Nag-estorya na mi ni Gov. Gwen naay mo-participate nga additional contingents mao nga iya gi-enhance ang preparation sa Carmen (We have talked with Gov. Gwen that there will be additional contingents to participate in the event, so she enhanced the preparation in Carmen)," Villamor said in a radio interview. He said the mayors of all the towns and components cities in the province, including Cebu City Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia, are invited to attend the event. The celebration is expected to draw more crowds in this year's event, citing Garcia's dance performance and the well-publicized preparation and the confirmation of 22 contingents, including five groups from the capital city. He also assured that the town prepared a traffic plan to avoid congestion, especially on the North National Highway. The organizers, he said, will set up LED walls at the municipal hall as well as in the public market for the townsfolk to see live the grand parade through monitors in order to avoid overcrowding at the Sinulog venue. The 10 contingents that received PHP800,000 subsidy each from the Cebu province but had withdrawn their participation for the Sinulog 2023 in Cebu City last week due to venue preparation concerns will perform in Carmen. Unknown to many, the "Sinulog" in Carmen, according to the provincial government's social media page, was the first town to hold the festival in the province and not Cebu City. In 1974, Fr. Jose Motus from Kalibo, Aklan, home of the Ati-Atihan Festival, and with the help of the late Virginio "Benyong" Villamor, then mayor of the town, organized the Sinulog. During its launching in 1974, it was first called "Ati-Atihan sa Carmen" but was renamed Sinulog Festival the year after. The Grand Sinulog in Cebu City, on the other hand, began in 1980.(PNA) }

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