SINULOG Festival 2014 (Schedule of Activities)

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The Sinulog is an annual festival held the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Philippines. The festival commemorates people's pagan origin Cebuano and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism.

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

The festival has been promoted as a tourist attraction, with a competition of contingents from various parts of the country. The Sinulog contest is held usually in Cebu City Sports Complex.

The word Sinulog comes from the Cebuano nouns sulog which means roughly "like water current movement; "it describes the forward backward movement of the Sinulog dance.

The dance consists of two steps forward and one step backward, performed to the sound of drums. Dance is categorized into Sinulog-base, free interpretation. Candle vendors by Basilica continue to perform the traditional version of the dance when lighting a candle for the customer, usually accompanied by songs in their native language.

Mark your calendar and save the dates!

Schedule of Activities

(Fuente Osmeña, January 10-31, 2014)

January 9, 2014 (Thursday)  Opening Salvo: Walk with Jesus

4:00 AM                                  Assembly Time (Area) Fuente Osmeña

4:30 AM                                  Start of Walk-Fuente Osmeña Blvd. – Basilica del Sto. Niño

5:30 AM                                  Installation of Hermano & Hermana Mayores 2014

January 10, 2014 (Friday)     Sinulog 2014 Kick Off

10:00AM                                  Sinulog Trade Fair @SM City Cebu by Department of Trade & Industry

2:00PM                                    Solemn Mass (Basilica del Sto. Niño)

3:00 PM                                   Launching Parade (Basilica del Sto. Niño to CCSC)

7:00 PM                                   Opening and Launching Program, Fuente Osmeña

                                               Grand Finals of Sinulog Choral Competition

8:00 PM                                   Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)

9:00 PM                                   Street Party Bands

January 11, 2014 (Saturday) Sinulog sa Kabataan – Lalawigan

1:00 PM                                  Parade of Participants, Capitol Site to Cebu City Sports Center

2:00 PM                                  Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan, Cebu City Sports Center

6:30 PM                                  Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) by Dept. Education Cebu Province

7:00 PM                                  Ms. Cebu 2014 Presentation @ Ayala Activity Center

8:00 PM                                  Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)

9:00 PM                                  Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña, Street Party Bands

January 12, 2014 (Sunday)   Sinulog sa Kabataan- Dakbayan

4:00 AM                                  Cebu City 2014 Marathon – www.cebumarathon.com

1:00 PM                                  Parade of Participants, Plaza Independencia to CCSC

2:00 PM                                  Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan, Cebu City Sports Center

6:00 PM                                  Grand Finals of Sinulog Choral Competition

6:30 PM                                  Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) by University of San Carlos

8:00 PM                                  Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)

9:00 PM                                  Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña, Street Party Bands

January 13, 2014 (Monday)

6:30 PM                                  Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) by University of Cebu

8:00 PM                                  Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)

9:00 PM                                  Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña, Street Party Bands

January 14, 2014 (Tuesday)

6:30 PM                                  Cultural show (Fuente Osmeña)

8:00 PM                                  Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)

9:00 PM                                  Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña, Street Party Bands

 January 15, 2014 (Wednesday)

9:00 AM                                  Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)

6:30 PM                                  Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña)

                                              by Dept. Education Cebu City Division

7:00 PM                                  Ms. Cebu 2014 Coronation Night, Waterfront Lahug Hotel

8:00 PM                                  Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)

9:00 PM                                  Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña, Street Party Bands

January 16, 2014 (Thursday)

9:00 AM                                  Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)

6:30 PM                                  Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) by Southwestern University,

                                              University of San Jose Recoletos, University of Southern

                                              Philippines-Foundation, and Cebu Institute of Technology University

                                              Sinulog Festival Queen Costume Parade, Runway Competition and

                                              Photoshoot @SM City Cebu

6:00 PM                                  Balik Cebu, Welcome Party @ Ayala Center Cebu

8:00 PM                                  Sinulog Idol Grand Finals(Fuente Osmeña Circle)

8:00 PM                                  Handumanan @ Ayala Terraces

9:00 PM                                  Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña , Street Party Bands

January 17, 2014 (Friday)     Visual Merchandising Contest(Dept. Stores and Malls)

4:00 AM                                  Walk with Mary (Area) Fuente Osmeña-Sto. Niño

9:00 AM                                  Solidarity Meeting (All Competing Contingent /Floats

                                              / Higante / Puppteers) @ Cebu City Sports Center Gym

6:00 PM                                  Sinulog Dance Crew Grand Finals @CCSC

7:30 PM                                  Sinulog Festival Queen 2014 Coronation Night

                                              @Cebu City Sports Center

8:00 PM                                  Cebu Popular Music Festival, Cebu Coliseum

January 18, 2014 (Saturday)

6:00 AM                                  Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño

9:00 AM                                  Re-enactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana and

                                              Rajah Humabon Basilica del Sto.Niño

2:00 PM                                  Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño

7:00 PM                                  Sinulog Fireworks Competition @ SM City Cebu

7:00 PM                                  Street party @ Fuente Osmeña and Plaza Independencia

January 19, 2014 (Sunday)   SINULOG GRAND PARADE

4:00 AM                                  Mañanita Mass @Basilica del Sto. Niño

6:00 AM                                  Pontifical mass with His Eminence Jose S. Palma

8:00 AM                                  Holy Mass at Cebu City Sports Center

9:00 AM                                  Sinulog Grand Parade Carousel Kick Off

7:00 PM                                  Grand Finale and Grand Fireworks, Cebu City Sports Center

7:30 PM                                  Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmeña

9:00 PM                                  Pyrospectacular Show (Pyromusical Show at SM City Cebu)

5:00 PM - 2:00 AM                   Coca-cola Music Studio, Concert Series sa Sugbo @SRP

12:00 MN                                Sinulog Fireworks @SRP

January 20, 2014 (Monday)

1:00 PM                                  Awarding Ceremonies, Cebu City Sports Center

January 22 - 24, 2014           Suroy-Suroy Sugbo - Southern Gateway

January 24, 2014 (Friday)     “HUBO”

4:00 AM                                  “HUBO Mass” Ritual @ Basilica del Sto. Niño

January 27, 2014 (Monday)    Judging of Sinulog Photo Contest 2014

January 28, 2014 (Tuesday)   Judging of Finalist Short Film/Video Documentary Contest

                                               Sinulog Photo Contest 2014

February 1, 2014 (Saturday)

1:00 PM                                  Screening of Finalists Short Film/Video Documentary Contest

6:00 PM                                  Awarding Ceremonies Photo Contest and Video Documentary

                                              Contest @SM City Cebu

February 4 – Feb. 9, 2014     Photo Exhibits “Winning Photos Sinulog ’14 @SM City Cebu

www.sinulog.ph

Viva Pit Señor!!!