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What is the fluvial parade?
The fluvial parade is a Filipino Catholic tradition, where a patron saint is feted with a bevy of bedecked boats sailing in unison, along the banks of a river or a shoreline. Fishing villages often initiate such celebrations, to invoke the patron’s favor to bless the sea and their livelihood.
What year was the first parade of the Sinulog festival in Cebu?
1980
Starting in 1980, the Cebu City government organized the Sinulog Festival and eventually gave incentives also to tribal dance groups. The first Sinulog parade was held in 1980, organized by Dávid Odilao, then Regional Director of the Ministry of Sports, and Youth Development.
What image of Jesus is generated during the Sinulog festival in Cebu?
Sinulog is held in celebration of one of the country’s most famous historic relics: the Santo Niño de Cebú. This was the statue of the baby Jesus that was handed to the Rajah Humabon of Cebu by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521.
What is a feast held annually in January in honor of the Santo Nino in Cebu City?
the Sinulog Festival
For 32 years, the Sinulog Festival is a traditional celebration in Cebu City held every third Sunday of January to honor the Santo Niño (Child Jesus). Basically, the festival is done by a dance ritual, in which it tells the story of the Filipino people’s pagan past and their acceptance of Christianity.
What does the word fluvial mean?
Definition of fluvial 1 : of, relating to, or living in a stream or river. 2 : produced by the action of a stream a fluvial plain.
Who is the father of Sinulog festival?
Collector David “Boy” Odilao Jr.
Former Customs Collector David “Boy” Odilao Jr., who is also known as the father of the Sinulog festival, said that the popularity that the annual festival had gained had continued to amaze him.
Who brought Sto. Niño in Cebu?
Ferdinand Magellan
It all began when an image of the Holy Child, called the Santo Niño, was given as a baptismal gift to the local chief’s wife by Spanish explorers led by Portguese-born Ferdinand Magellan. When Magellan arrived in Cebu, he was received positively by the local chief, Rajah Humabon.
What does Santo Niño represent?
The Santo Niño de Cebú is a Roman Catholic title of the Child Jesus associated with a religious image of the Christ Child widely venerated as miraculous by Filipino Catholics.
When and where does fluvial procession takes place?
The procession will start at 3:00pm starting from the Naga Cathedral and will end at Basilica Minore. Several airlines serve a number of flights everyday between Manila and Naga. Flights take less than an hour. Bus liners also have several trips everyday from Cubao and Pasay to Naga City.
What are the rituals and activities of Sinulog festival?
Sinulog is a dance ritual in honor of the miraculous image of the Santo Niño. The dance moves two steps forward and one step backward to the sound of the drums. This movement resembles the current (Sulog) of what was known as Cebu’s Pahina River. Thus, in Cebuano, it’s Sinulog.