PHL: CEBU 2011 Sinulog Festival QUEEN

January 14, 2011
Each Sinulog contingent participating in the Grand Parade, has its queen.  She is the one holding the Sto. Nino, thus making her the human center of attraction...the Queen.  Each year, the Sinulog foundation chooses a Festival Queen based on some criteria.

This year, a Parade of Costumes was held in a mall in Cebu City, a day before the Festival Queen contest.  Here are the photos of the event, courtesy of Ariel Salupan of www.aying-designs-photography.com.

The actual judging for choosing the Festival Queen for 2011 was on Friday, January 14, two days before the Feast of the Sto. Nino.

Crowned Festival Queen 2011
Steffi Rose Pearson Aberasturi
Lumad Basakanon
Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City

1st runner-up
Jey Ann Avenido
Daanbantayan Cebu

These photos are from Vicmaro...

2nd Runner up
Barbette Joanne M. Badaocdoc
Pintados Festival
Tacloban Leyte

4th runner up
Denice Marie Caminade
Talamban Elementary School
Cebu City

PHL: CEBU 2011 Sinulog Festival of Festivals

Cebu City in the Philippines celebrates the Feast of the Sto. Nino every third Sunday of January.  Preparations for this event are both religious and cultural.  Every year, the event gets bigger and better.  Foreign and local tourists look forward to this event which the local vocal and proud Cebuanos showcase. The cultural activities are collectively called SINULOG, a series of activities from as early as December leading up to the Grand Parade on the feastday itself.. this year, the feast falls on January 16.

2010 Festival Queen candidate

These are the activities for the Sinulog 2011, as shown in the official website.  Enjoy the revelry!

2010 Float Contingent

Sinulog 2011 Schedule of Activities (Fuente Osmena, January 2-31, 2011)
Dec 01 – Jan 31, 2011	Sinulog Street Fair, Osmeña Blvd.
December 11, 2010	Sinulog Poster Making Contest @ Emall
December 15, 2010	Sinulog Photo Exhibits @SM City
January 2-30, 2011	1st Sinulog Softball Cup
Janaury 2, 2011 (Sunday)	Sinulog Fun Run Sinulog Musicfest (Band Competition) Presentation of contestants and announcement of 6 finalists Sinulog Best Dance Crew announcement and presentation of 6 finalists
January 06, 2011 (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 2011
January 07, 2011 (Friday)	Sinulog 2011 Kick Off
	Sinulog Photo Exhibits through the years @SM City Cebu, Ayala Center Cebu, MCIAA
2:00PM	Solemn Mass (Basilica del Sto. Niño)
3:00 PM	Launching Parade (Basilica del Sto. Niño to Cebu City Sports Center)
7:00 PM	Opening and Launching Program, Fuente Osmeña featuring Mandaue City Children’s Choir, Dancesports Team Cebu and Dance Troupes from Cebu’s schools and universities
7:30 PM	Ms. Cebu 2011 Presentation, Fuente Osmeña
8:00 PM	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM	Streen Party Bands
January 8, 2011 (Saturday)	Sinulog sa Kabataan – Lalawigan
8:00 AM	1st Sinulog Football Cup at the USC Talamban Football Field
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
4:30 PM	Awarding of Winners
6:30 PM	Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) DepEd, Cebu Province
8:00 PM	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:30 PM	Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 9, 2011 (Sunday)	Sinulog sa Kabataan- Dakbayan
4:00 AM	Cebu City 2011 Marathon – www.cebumarathon.com
8:00 AM	1st Sinulog Football Cup at the USC Talamban Football Field
1:00 PM	Parade of Participants, Plaza Independencia to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 PM	Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan, Cebu City Sports Center
4:30 PM	Awarding of Winners
6:30 PM	Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) University of San Carlos
8:00 PM	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM	Concert @ the Fuente O, Street Party Bands
January 10, 2011 (Monday)
6:30 PM	Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) University of Cebu
8:00 PM	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM	Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 11, 2011 (Tuesday)
6:30 PM	Cultural show (Fuente Osmeña) University of San Jose-Recoletos and Cebu Institute of Technology
8:00 PM	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM	Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 12, 2011 (Wednesday)
9:00 AM	Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
6:30 PM	Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) University of Southern Philippines-Foundation and Salazar College of Science and Institute of Technology
7:00 PM	Ms. Cebu 2011 Coronation Night, Waterfront Lahug Hotel
8:00 PM	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM	Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 13, 2011 (Thursday)
9:00 AM	Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
10 AM – 3:00 PM	Photo Shoot Sinulog Festival Queen , SM City Entertainment Plaza
7:00 PM	Sinulog Festival Queen Parade of Costumes @ SM Northwing Lobby
6:30 PM	Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) Cebu City Division
6:00 PM	Balik Cebu, Welcome Party @ Ayala Center Cebu
8:00 PM	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
8:00 PM	Handumanan @ Ayala Terraces
9:00 PM	Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 14, 2011 (Friday)	Visual Merchandising Contest (Dept. Stores and Malls)
4:00 AM	Walk with Mary (Area) Fuente Osmeña-Sto. Niño
7:00 AM	Misa de Translacion (Motorcade)
9:00 AM	Solidarity Meeting (All Competing Contingent / Floats / Higante / Puppteers) @ Cebu City Sports Center Gym
6:30 PM	Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) University of San Carlos
7:30 P.M	Cebu Popular Music Festival, Cebu Coliseum
7:30 P.M	Sinulog Festival Queen 2011, Cebu City Sports Center
8:00 PM	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM	Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 15, 2011 (Saturday)
6:00 AM	Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño
8:00 AM	Vibration and Big Bike Rally by Vmax Owners Group
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
8:00 PM	Gala – Passionata a Cultural Heritage Celebration in Honor of Sto. Niño de Cebu @ SM Cinema I
8:00 PM	Kasadya Nite Mardi Gras @ Ayala Center Cebu
8:00 PM	Handumanan Concert, USP-F Theater for the Performing Arts
January 16, 2011 (Sunday)	SINULOG GRAND PARADE
4:00 AM	Mañanita Mass @Basilica del Sto. Niño
6:00 AM	Pontifical mass with His Eminence Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal
9:00 AM	Sinulog Grand Parade Carousel Kick Off
7:00 PM	Grand Fireworks, Cebu City Sports Center
7:30 PM	Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmeña
January 17, 2011 (Monday)
1:00 PM	Awarding Ceremonies, Cebu City Sports Center
January 21, 2011 (Friday)	“HUBO”
4:00 AM	“HUBO Mass” Ritual @ Basilica del Sto. Niño
January 29, 2011 (Saturday)
1:00 P.M	Screening of Finaslists Short Film/Video Documentary Contest
6:00 P.M	Awarding Ceremonies Photo Contest and Video Documentary Contest @SM City Cebu 1st Sinulat Awards, Sinulog Literary Awards for Short Story Writing, Poetry, and Essay Writing @ SM City Cebu
January 31 – Feb. 10, 2011	Photo Exhibits “Winning Photos Sinulog ‘10 @SM City Cebu

For schedule of religious activities, click this.

PHL: CEBU 2011 Sinulog - Feast of Sto. Nino Religious Activities

The Feast of the Sto. Nino de Cebu is a tourist attraction by itself.  Tourists from all over the world flock to Cebu this time of the year.  The celebration of the feast is both religious and cultural.

The schedule of cultural activities is posted here.

What you will read in this blogpost is the schedule of religious activities, as posted in the Sto. Nino website.

2011 Theme:  "Witnesses of Hope, Reconciliation and Peace Through the Devotion to Santo Nino"

Sto Nino de Cebu

Novena Masses (daily)
Jan. 6-14  Scheduled one and a half hour apart:
                 530am, 7am, 830am, 10am, 1130am, 1pm,  230pm, 4pm, 530pm & 7pm

What's new?  After the last mass of any day of the novena, the traditional Sinulog dance by devotees are held in the Basilica; instead of the usual schedule during the Pontifical Mass of the Vesperas.  During this time, devotees dance their hearts out, some uttering their intentions, some lighting candles, or just dancing as if pleasing a child... really a touching sight!

Special Events
Jan. 6      430am - Foot Procession from Fuente Osmena to the Basilica
Jan 8       830am - Children's Mass 830am
Jan 14     430am - Walk with Mary from Fuente Osmena to the Basilica
                7am - Misa de Translacion (to be followed by motorcade of
                          Sto. Nino and Mother Mary to St. Joseph Parish in Mandaue City
               830pm - Re-enactment of the First Wedding

Jan 15     Vesperas
               7am - Mass for the OFW Families

               7am - FLUVIAL PROCESSION
                         Route: Ouano Wharf, Mactan Bridge, Lapu-Lapu, Pasil, Pier1
               930am - Re-enactment of the arrival of the image of Sto. Nino
               10am - Re-enactment of the First Mass & Baptism
               1pm - SOLEMN PROCESSION OF THE MIRACULOUS IMAGE

               6pm - Pontifical Mass (Vesperas)
               7pm - Traditional Sinulog dance by devotees

Jan 16     FEAST DAY
               4am - Mananita Mass
               6am - Pontifical Mass with Cebu archbishop
               Other masses: 830am, 10am, 1130am, 1pm, 230pm, 4pm, 530pm, 7pm
Jan 17     Thanksgiving Masses at 5am, 6am, 7am, 8am, 10am, 2pm, 4pm, 530pm
Jan 21     HUBO mass at 4am, followed by masses every hour from 6am - 7pm
(Source: www.basilicasantonino.org.ph)

For schedule of cultural activities, browse here.