Sinulog! this is the cebuano annual festival to honor santo nino. HUGE in Cebu. not so high on the radar for other filipinos/filipino-americans. Grandpa Chef Epic is from the island of Cebu, so i brought the kids to Sinulog in honor of our cebuano heritage.
ok..yes...i have issues with the Catholicism in general ...but i can still appreciate these goings on.
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i am so in awe of Cebuanos.
i've been to a lot of pomp and circumstance disorganized filipino pony shows a long time ago...and i didn't feel that here.
you know...filipinos looking at other filipinos..the gossip..the chis mis. i didn't feel that here.
i get a different vibe from cebuanos for some reason.
this is beginning of the mass - long processional with choir singing. anyone and everybody who has a santo nino image walked throughout the whole church then set their santo nino's in front of the altar. |
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check out the shirt.
hey, this is probably the only time he can wear that shirt.
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hey minnie mouse..are we done yet?
i actually like stuff like this.. maybe i'm searching for me when i go?
i remember trying to find my identity when i was young-- not feeling filipino...not feeling american.
even though i may not be able to teach my kids our culture ...maybe if they go to some of these things, some of it will rub off. |
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they had a dinner immediately after mass but it was jam packed so we decided to go home.
Viva Senor! |