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==Etymology and background==
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The word ''Sinulog'' comes from the [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]] adverb ''sulog'', roughly meaning [[Ocean current|water current]], an analogy to the forward–backward dance movements, performed to the sound of drums. This is a ritual prayer dance honoring the Señor Santo Niño, or [[Child Jesus]].

According to historical accounts, Cebuanos performed similar dances in honor of [[Animism|animist]] idols long before the introduction of Christianity to the Philippines, which reached Cebu with the arrival of [[Ferdinand Magellan]] at the head of a Spanish expedition on April 7, 1521. The original image of the Santo Niño was reportedly left by the Magellan expedition and rediscovered when the Spanish returned in 1565, during the expedition led by [[Miguel López de Legazpi]], which played a significant role in the subsequent [[Spanish colonial era in the Philippines|Spanish colonial period in the Philippines]].

Sinulog is observed as a celebration of the Filipino people's embrace of Christianity, marking a significant moment in the country's religious and cultural history, particularly in Cebu. The first of [[Christianization|these conversions]] happened in 1521 on the island of Cebu, when [[Greater India|Indianized]]-[[Sanskritisation|Sanskritized]] ruler [[Rajah Humabon]] and his queen Amihan (Humamay) were baptized along with their subjects, becoming Carlos and Juana of Cebu.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1931|title=The Cebu Skin Dispensary Cebu, Cebu|journal=Leprosy Review|volume=2|issue=3|doi=10.5935/0305-7518.19310032|issn=0305-7518|doi-access=free}}</ref>{{irrelevant citation|date=December 2023|reason=Citation is irrelevant to the said sentence.}}