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
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).
David Odilao Jr., considered the 'Father of Sinulog,' created the festival to retrace the historical events that led to Cebu’s spiritual growth as Asia’s cradle of Christianity and to reinvigorate the religious practice
SunStar
+ January 11, 2021 THE decision to cancel Sinulog 2021 activities for the entire month of January may not be popular but it benefits the public.
Since the early 1980s, the Sinulog has become a Cebu brand with international standing, a feat accomplished by local stakeholders in a high-stakes competition with other festivals drawing local and international visitors.
In recent years, the Sinulog has drawn consistently more than a million visitors, a far cry from the first Sinulog parade at Plaza Independencia organized in 1980 by David Odilao Jr. and participated in by Physical Education students and faculty of some local colleges and universities.