4 th Quarter – Module 4:

“SINULOG”
ACTIVITY #2– WATCH ME AND LEARN!
❑ One of the best ways to market any event is
through teaser videos. This is commonly seen in
movies that are about to be released or
announced. Festivals themselves use this method
in promoting their events.

❑ In this activity, you will watch the 2019 official

music video of the Sinulog Festival through the
link below.

❑ Take note of events in the video, the instruments

used, the props and costume. Write your
observations on the Bubble map then answer the
questions afterwards. Do this in your MAPEH
notebook.
VIDEO #1 – SINULOG 2019 OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgfI-
Cgfk_k&t=20s
ACTIVITY #2 – WATCH ME AND LEARN!

Processing Questions

1. Describe the events shown on the video.

2. Describe the costumes worn by the characters in the video clip.
3. In a cultural standpoint, describe how the Sinulog Festival portrays early Filipino culture, and
traditions.
4. What distinguishes festivals like the Sinulog from other festivities celebrated in the Philippines
(i.e. Christmas and New Year)?
5. Based on the recent activity, describe the Sinulog Festival based on your understanding.
❑ The Sinulog Festival is an annual religious
festival characterized with appealing music,
colorful costumes and props, and street
dances in honor of the Philippines’ most
famous historic relic – the Santo Niño de
Cebu.

❑ The festival is said to attract one to two

million visitors for both the religious parts
of the celebration as well as its famous
street dances – which occurs both the day
before the celebration and the festival day
itself.
❑ This week-long celebration is highlighted by
the procession of the replica image in the
major streets of the city, a fluvial procession of
the replica in Mactan Channel, and the grand
street parade of floats and dancers on early
morning of the third Sunday of January from
different schools, towns, and other
organizations.
THE ORIGINS OF THE FESTIVAL

❑ As previously stated, the festival celebrates

the Santo Niño de Cebu. The relic was
given by the Portuguese Explorer,
Ferdinand Magellan, to Rajah Humabon,
Leader of Cebu, when he arrived in 1521.

❑ The word "Sinulog” comes from the

Cebuano word “Sulog” which means “like
the movement of water currents.”

❑ The name is further emphasized with the

forward-backward step characteristic of
the dance steps. The festival is normally
celebrated every third Sunday of
January.
THE ORIGINS OF THE FESTIVAL

❑ The first Sinulog Parade was orchestrated

by David Odilao Jr., Regional Director of
the Ministry of Sports and Youth
Development or MYSD in 1980.

❑ Dancers and parade committee members

came from seven schools and universities
that spearheaded the dance parade.

❑ It was this event that gave birth to the

festival itself as the mayor of Cebu picked
it up and held the first Sinulog Festival the
following year, in 1981.
THE ORIGINS OF THE DANCE

❑ There are two instances that is officially

accepted as the origin of the festival dance
and the origin of the official dance steps.

❑ The first event occurred during the initial

handing of the relic from Magellan to
Humabon.

❑ It is said that Reyna Juana, Rajah

Humabon’s main consort, danced in joy
upon receiving the holy image while
holding it in her hands. As she danced, the
natives watching the spectacle followed
suit, and the event was regarded as the
“First Sinulog Dance.”
THE ORIGINS OF THE DANCE

❑ Another instance involves Baladhay,

Rajah Humabon’s chief Adviser.

❑ It was said that after a few days upon

receiving the relic, the native was seen
dancing by the rest of the tribe.

❑ When questioned, he pointed at the relic

and claimed that the baby Jesus is
tickling him. He then danced with the
little child and explained that he was
“dancing the movements of the water”
which became the standard steps in
Sinulog dances.
THE MUSIC OF SINULOG

❑ Pit Senyor is the chant completing devotees’

offering dance of Sinulog (two steps forward
and one step backward to the rhythmic sounds
of a drums or the movements resembling the
water current) in honor of the miraculous Santo
Niño.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_7ppqxCToA
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Choose the correct answer to each question. Write the
letter of your choice in your activity notebook.

1. How is Sinulog festival described?

A. It is a religious and cultural festival of Cebu.
B. It is a celebration to pay honor to the cross.
C. It is a folk-religious feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
2. How did the word Sinulog, the name given to the festival, come about?
A. It came from the word “Sunog” meaning dance.
B. It came from the word “Sulog” meaning movement of the water current.
C. It came from the Word “Nulog” meaning merry making.
3. Which of the following is the true account of the origin of Sinulog Festival?
A. The feast started as the natives of the land danced with the relic.
B. The feast started when queen Juana danced with joy as she received the relic.
C. Both A and B.
4. Which of the following movements became the standard steps in Sinulog dance?
A. Dancers mimic the movement of water current.
B. Dancers move 2 steps forward and one step backward.
C. Dancers perform both the movement in option A and B.
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Choose the correct answer to each question. Write the
letter of your choice in your activity notebook.

5. How is Sinulog music described?

A. Sinulog music is a mixture of faster rhythm.
B. Sinulog music is tribal in nature.
C. Sinulog music is produced with the beat of a kalutang.
6. When is Sinulog Festival celebrated?
A. It is held every third Sunday of January.
B. It is held every first Sunday of January
C. It is held anytime in January.
7. How did the present-day celebration of Sinulog come into existence?
A. It starts when David Odilao orchestrated the parade of dancers in beautiful costume.
B. It starts as local people spearheaded the procession of the relics.
C. It starts as the native of the land danced and sang in the streets.
8. Which of the following events highlighted the celebrations of the Sinulog Festival?
A. The Sinulog Art Exhibit
B. The Grand Parade
C. The fireworks display
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Choose the correct answer to each question. Write the
letter of your choice in your activity notebook.

9. Why do people of Cebu celebrate the Sinulog annually?

A. To attract tourists
B. To celebrate bountiful harvest
C. To pay honor to Santo Niño de Cebu
10. The following events are incorporated in the celebration of Sinulog EXCEPT:
A. The Grand Street Parade
B. The Reenactment of the Birth of Christianity in the land
C. The Pyro musical show
11. What are the musical instruments that encompass the production of amazing and appealing music of
Sinulog?
A. The drums, trumpet and native gongs
B. The kulintang and native gongs
C. The big and small drums
12. Which of the following completes the devotee’s offering dance of Sinulog in honor of the Santo Niño?
A. The performance BisRock Music
B. The chanting of Pit Senyor
C. The rendition of Liturgical music
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Choose the correct answer to each question. Write the
letter of your choice in your activity notebook.
13. Why is the Sinulog Festival celebration important to the people of Cebu?
A. It paved the way to the birth of Christianity in the country.
B. It links the country’s pagan past and Christian present.
C. Both A and B.

14. How did the natives of Cebu celebrate the pre-Hispanic Sinulog?
A. They danced the Sinulog to pay honor to their idols and anitos.
B. They danced the Sinulog with the beat of a gong.
C. They danced the Sinulog as they sing song of the tribe.

15. Why is Sinulog music unique to other festival music?

A. The speed and variation of musicality is within the thematic concept.
B. The instruments are dependent to the choreographer concept.
C. Both A and B
Directions:

➢ Make a summary on how Sinulog

Festival is celebrated in the year
1521 as the Spaniards arrived in
our country and in the year 1980
onwards.

➢ Submit your output to your

facilitator through messenger, e-
mail, or other media platforms.