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Sinulog Festival beyond its unique dance choreography

Sinulog Street Dancing Just six days more to go and the Filipino Catholics will once again manifest their religiosity through the religious-cultural celebration, the Sinulog Festival.  Sinug or Sinulog is a festival considered as the mother of all Philippine Festivals owing to its grandeur and significance to the faith and devotion of the Filipino people, the people of Cebu in particular.  The Sinulog is celebrated in reverence and homage to the Holy Child, Señor Santo Niño. Señor Santo Niño is truly a miraculous Child.  Healing testimonies of those who have been healed by the Holy Child are testament to the Holy Child’s divine power. In this post we will try to know why do we celebrate the feast of the miraculous child? History Sinulog Street Dancing  When Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and his troops landed in the island of Sugbu (former name of Cebu) on 28 Apr 1565, they burned down the whole settlement they found there to drive all residents out of the land. The statue of the Santo Ni