Penitential Processions 2020: Walk With Jesus, Walk With Mary And The Solemn Foot Procession1/8/2020
As part of the Sinulog Festival every year,
3 Penitential Processions happen before the Sinulog Festival. On the 9th of January is Walk With Jesus and on the 17 of January is Walk With Mary both of them happenning very early in the morning around 4:00 AM from Fuente Osmeña Rotunda then along Osmeña Boulevard down to the Santo Niño Church or the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu. In case you haven't attended them before, people will gather around the Fuente Osmeña Rotunda as early as 3:00 AM or even much earlier bringing along images of the Santo Niño or the Little Child Jesus and also images of The Virgin Mary and The Holy Rosary. Candles can be bought around the area since a lot of candle vendors will be roaming.
And there is another Solemn Procession you should join
a day before the Sinulog Grand Parade on Sunday and that's the Saturday Solemn Afternoon Foot Procession. This one procession is the most fulfilling of all so far for me. I say this because this is the most tiring, the most crowded and time-consuming since you have to be around Santo Niño Church as early as 10:00 AM or you can't get in the huge crowd and you'll miss the starting point of the Procession. It will start around 1:00 PM on Saturday and while waiting for the time, you'll be hungry and thirsty but you have to limit your food and drinks or the call of nature will bother you much. And not to forget the weather in the afternoon. Most of the time, it's sunny and bright and it's hot and the huge crowd will worsen the situation. Unlike during Walk With Jesus and Walk With Mary when the sun is still on the other side of the world. But I tell you, once you make it through the entire long route which ends at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral or back at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu, you'll know you made a great sacrifice, that you did something extraordinary. And you'll thank God Almighty and The Little Child Jesus for the life-changing, very enlightening experience.
Expect a lot of local and foreign tourists during the Festival
and if you want to travel to Cebu City and experience one of the grandest, if not the grandest, festivals then you can book online for your FLIGHTS, HOTELS, CARS, etc. or visit TRAVEL AROUND EARTH now.
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Sinulog Festival 2020 happens on January 19, the 3rd Sunday, in the City Of Cebu, Philippines.
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