Days before the Fiesta Señor, the image of the Blessed Child is taken to the St. Joseph Parish Church in Mandaue City. The Holy Child stays in his foster father’s house for one day and one night. This short stay allows devotees from the city to pay hommage to Him. The next day, the Holy Child is taken to the shrine of His mother in the nearby island of Mactan. There, He stays in the house of His mother Virhen sa Regla, to be with his devotees in the said island. It is the Child’s final stop before He finally voyages back to Cebu City – His beloved land.
The fluvial procession starts very early in the morning. This momentuous event, considered the biggest in the country, is attended by thousands of devotees from across the country. As the Niño’s boat sails for Cebu City through the Mactan channel, His devotees throw flowers, light candles, and dance the Sinug for penance, petition, and thanksgiving.
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The ‘galleon’ which takes the Sto. Niño back to Cebu City.
Here are some scenes before the start of the procession.
CIA employees getting ready for the procession.
Uhm, we need more balloons up here!
Keeping themselves busy while waiting for the procession to start.
This guy was probably checking if everything was set so that the parade could begin.
Eating her Jollibee. Yum!
This woman patiently waits for the parade to start.
If you notice that head in the water, that’s the guy who saved a drunk old man who fell off the jetty.
Father and son waiting for the parade to start.
CIA employees all made up for their dance offering.
All set!
And here it is. The armada of the Child King.
The Marshall’s boat leading the way.
It was followed by the boat of the Rescue team.
The ‘galleon’ of the Niño.
Priests waving at the crowd.
Priests taking pictures of the devotees.
The galleon is followed closely by dozens…
… and dozens…
…and dozens…
…and dozens…
…and dozens of boats.
More!
A small boat complete with flower arrangments and decorations.
Dancers dancing the Sinug on one of the boats.
Another group of dancers on top of a boat.
There were also tugboats and passenger vehicles.
Viva Pit Senyor!
wow…. nice.. nice.. thanks bai LEY… i realy love this shots! i remember those days when i was there too…
Pit Senyor! The scene move hearts…It’s all about FAITH in God faith in the Child Jesus. thanks Ley. I am from Cebu but i never experienced this… I wish i could come home next year… Thanks again Ley.
naa lagi picture ang asawa sa ako ig agaw dinhi kanang babaye nga nagkupot og sto nino. hehehe
hehehe. na-timing mam. hehehe duol ra diay mi ato. hehe
HI Ley! salamat kaayo na imong gi post ang fluvial…… You’re the BEST! you don’t know what you’ve done to us….. your making cebu nearer to our daily lives….. you make us home!! thank you so much!
lovely pics & boats! thanks ley.
ley, thanks nindot kaayo…. i really envied the people who personally witnessed the sinulog festival… how i wish i was there too!!!!
so lovely, thanks a lot Ley
viva pit sinyor,,
nice! 🙂
kaapil ko sauna, 5-6 yrs ago tingali to hehe.. ug makaapil unta ko atong sa islands banca cruises kato nagpost sila 5 hours before the assembly time.. tsk tsk… first jud tingali ko naka email nila to win the free seats, ug sa dihang akong mga kauban nga giapil nako sa reservation nagwork man tanan diay coz i thought the fluvial was 1-2day(s) after their free seat announcement.. 5 hours lang man diay..
so nice and impressive capture sa atong batang Hesus..viva señor sto.ñiño!