By: Jojette Asumbrado Ramos
Devoted people come to Cebu City to give homage to the
little child image of Jesus Christ, who is a symbolism of childlike form of the
Savior. Santo Nino, as we call Him in our Visayan dialect had and will be the
protector of the Queen City of the South as well as to those who are pious and
not so, in a way.
At dawn, as my co-workers and I became observers of the
massive contingents lining up on the road, waiting for the 8 am commencement of
the parade. The ROTC cadets lining up on the sides of the streets holding the
rope in order to control the crowd not to go beyond, to let the participants
have space for dancing. Sinulog after all is a street dancing homage to the
vibrant and energetic Santo Nino. The police forces and the government
officials are all assigned to designated to places, visibility is a must in
here.
All the people are excited, smiling, wearing colorful
outfits, costumes of glittery in nature, uniqueness is totally encourage. Be
prepared to walk for kilometers thou, it is part to the immersion in this
festival.
The music, the beat of the drums; it will just make you want
to dance. If my words do not convinced you, then let me enhance your
imagination to the pictures I had taken during the celebration of Sinulog.
