The Santo Niño devotion traces its origins to the establishment of Christianity in the Philippines nearly 500 years ago. There, the third Sunday of January is a major feast day honoring the Santo ...

Philippine Sinulog dancers perform at the 37th anniversary Mass of the solemn Feast of the Santo Niño, the “Divine Infant Jesus,” on Sunday, January 21, 2024.

Coming in from the December commemoration of his birth, the Feast of and the Sinulog Fiesta for Santo Niño are both celebrated on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City.

The original feast day of Santo Niño de Cebu was April 28. Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) moved the feast day on the third Sunday of January to avoid conflict with Easter celebrations. On April ...

CEBU CITY — A sea of candles brightened a portion of Osmeña Boulevard here as at least 200,000 devotees joined the foot procession before the crack of dawn on Thursday that signaled the ...

The Santo Niño feast is muted this year, however, as COVID-19 cases in Cebu City rose after Christmas. ... The first 5 days of the novena had limited in-person attendance, ...

The Philippines celebrated the feast of the Santo Niño on 17 January. The Santo Niño is represented by a figurine of the Child Jesus, originally brought to the country by Spanish explorers.

The feast is for the Santo Niño, not "Marca Demonio". An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines has reminded devotees that getting drunk to celebrate the feast of the Santo ...

Feast of Santo Niño: The pilgrims of Devotee City. Jan 18, 2020 3:55 PM PHT. John Sitchon. Listen to this article. Upgrade to listen ... After the day-long trip by sea to Cebu, ...

Except for isolated rain, good weather can be expected during the celebration of the feast of Santo Niño this weekend, state weather forecasters said on Wednesday. The Philippine Atmospheric ...

Pit Senior! We celebrate the Fiesta of Santo Nino in the Philippines on the third Sunday of January. In Cebu City people come from all over to celebrate the Sinulog with the Cebuanos.

The images of the faithful celebrating the feast in silence and respecting social distancing are unforgettable. Usually millions of people take part in the celebration. According to tradition, Ferdina ...