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The festival officially ends on the Friday after the Holy Child's feast day, and it is marked with the traditional Hubo (Cebuano, "undress") rite. During a Mass, the basilica's priests and sacristans ceremoniously and reverently strip the Santo Niño of its festal vestments and regalia .
Nov 6, 2018 · At present, every third Sunday of January, the feast day of the Sto. Niño is celebrated. But this is not actually its original feast day; rather, the Feast of the Sto. Niño was originally on April 28. It coincided with the discovery of the image of the Holy Child Jesus in Cebu in 1565 by one of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi’s soldiers.
Jan 19, 2020 · Today, the feast day is celebrated every third Sunday of January (or the second Sunday after the Solemnity of the Epiphany). Cries of “Viva Señor Santo Niño” and “Viva Pit Señor” ring across the country as towns and cities celebrate the feast day.
Jun 4, 2019 · The Feast of Santo Niño is held in Cebú on the third Sunday in January, followed immediately by the Sinulog festival, celebrating the conversion to Christianity. Locals stage parades and enjoy music and dance.
The feast of the Santo Niño falls on every third Sunday of January. Previously it was every April 28, the day of its discovery in a box by Juan Camus, one of Legazpi’s soldiers. The reason for the transfer of its feast was the former date’s proximity to Easter Sunday.
Jan 7, 2022 · Amid the fully virtual celebration of this year’s Fiesta Señor, the opening salvo kicks off on Friday dawn, January 7, 2022. This is the 457th celebration of the Feast of the Holy Child, with the theme: “Santo Niño: Our Source of Communion, Life for Mission.”.
Jan 19, 2020 · NiñoJanuary 19, 2020. While the rest of the Catholic Church reflects on the Call of the First Disciples narrated in John 1, 35-39, the Church in the Philippines celebrates “Pit Senyor!,” the Feast of the Christ Child with Matthew’s “Let the children come to me.”
