The Principal Celebrant at the event said it best -- when you're a traveller, the two most profound things you can bring with you are: (1) your faith; and (2) your culture.
(On behalf of the consulate, I would like to humbly add: (3) your passport. Please don't forget your passports, travellers.)
And so it came to pass that no less than six different Filipino communities in London came together and brought their faith and culture (and passports!) to the UK and successfully staged the first ever Celebration of the Feast of the Sto. Nino in historic St. George's Cathedral. As I had never been to the Sinulog, I thought it would be great if I could attend and bring my own image of a little boy.
The one on the left
The proceedings did not disappoint. The UK version of Sinulog apparently came about when the Principal Celebrant visited the Philippines two years ago and then came back to the UK and challenged the local FilComs to express their faith and culture in Britain as joyously as they did back home. Well then. A challenge to Pinoys to show devotion, dance and lay down some wicked beats? Heaven, yeah!
Challenge, you got Sinulog served. Viva!
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