2. The Sinulog festival is one of the grandest and
most colorful festivals in the Philippines with a
very Rich history. The main festival is held each
year on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City
to honor the Santo Niño, or the child Jesus, who
used to be the patron saint of the whole province
of Cebu (since in the Catholic faith Jesus is not a
saint, but God). It is essentially a dance ritual
which remembers the Filipino people’s pagan past
and their acceptance of Christianity.
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5. Rooster fighting in the Philippines is
called Sabong. There are illegal and legal
Rooster fights. Legal cockfights are held on
cockpits every week. Illegal
cockfights, called tupada or tigbakay, are
held in secluded cockpits where the
authorities would not be able to operate
raids. In both kind of cockfights, knives
or gaffs are used. There are two kinds of
knives used in Philippine cockfighting. The
single edge blade (use in derbies) and
double edged blades, lengths of knives also
vary. All knives are attached on the left leg of
the rooster.
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8. The religious veneration of the Black Nazarene
is rooted among Filipinos who identify
themselves with the Passion of Jesus Christ.
Many devotees of the Black Nazarene relate
their poverty and daily struggles to the
wounds and tribulations experienced by
Jesus, as represented by the image.
Although the patron saint of the basilica itself
is Saint John The Baptist, the Black
Nazarene overwhelms it due to mass appeal.
Devotees also pay homage by clapping their
hands at the end of each mass offered at the
shrine.
