Editing Sinulog (section)

===Today===
Since the 16th century, there has been great devotion to the Santo Niño in Philippine popular piety, particularly in the [[Visayas]]. Pilgrims from different parts of Cebu and the rest of the country make a yearly journey to the church to take part in the procession and festival. Starting in 1980, the Cebu City government organized the Sinulog Festival and eventually gave incentives also to tribal dance groups.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}} The first Sinulog parade was held on January 20, 1980,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Revive event's roots, tradition, Sinulog father says |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/8787/revive-events-roots-tradition-sinulog-father-says |work=Cebu Daily News |date=January 14, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |first=Doris C. |last=Bongcac}}</ref> organized by Dávid Odilao, then regional director of the [[Department of Youth and Sports Development|Ministry of Youth and Sports Development]], with the Sinulog conceptualized to be a "true Cebuano festival",<ref>{{ cite news |last1=Sitchon |first1=John |last2=Sabalo |first2=Wenilyn |date=January 18, 2024 |title=The 'Father of Sinulog' and the making of Cebu's biggest festival |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/visayas/father-sinulog-making-biggest-festival-cebu/ |work=[[Rappler]] |accessdate=January 21, 2024 }}</ref> comparable to the [[Dinagyang]] of [[Iloilo]] and the [[Ati-atihan]] of [[Aklan]], both of which also celebrate the feast of Santo Niño. The idea caught on, and under the direction of then-Cebu City mayor [[Florentino Solon]], the project was led by the Cebu City Historical Committee.

In the 2000s and early 2010s, law and order during the Sinulog celebration was an issue. Large street parties were celebrated throughout the city, notably along General Maxilom Avenue (also known as Mango Avenue) and the Baseline area along Juana Osmeña Street. Rowdy partygoers often caused trouble, and many were later found sleeping along the city's streets due to intoxication. In 2016, street parties along the Sinulog carousel route were banned in an effort to control most of these disturbances.<ref>{{ cite news |date=January 3, 2016 |title=No more permits for wild parties on Sinulog route |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/80189/no-more-permits-for-wild-parties-on-sinulog-route |work=[[Cebu Daily News]] |accessdate=January 21, 2024 }}</ref>

The Devotee City, a temporary settlement consisting of reused [[shipping containers]], was launched in 1996 to accommodate devotees traveling from far-flung areas who had no other place to stay in the city. It has usually been located in the open space surrounding the [[Compania Maritima (building)|Compania Maritima]] building, only a few meters away from the [[Magellan's Cross]] and the [[Basilica del Santo Niño]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mb.com.ph/2018/01/14/all-systems-go-for-sinulog-2018|title=All systems go for Sinulog 2018|website=Manila Bulletin News|date=January 14, 2018|access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-news/2017/01/13/1661805/devotee-city-opens-today|title=Devotee City opens today {{!}} The Freeman|website=philstar.com|access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/80475/city-hall-clears-compania-maritima-lot-for-devotee-city|title=City Hall clears Compania Maritima lot for Devotee City|website=cebudailynews.inquirer.net|date=January 5, 2016|access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-freeman/20190117/281569471903272|title=Devotee City to open to out-of-town visitors|last1=Leyson|first1=O.|last2=Odessa|first2=MBG|date=January 17, 2019|website=The Freeman|access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref>

The festival was cancelled in 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines|COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santos |first=Jamil |date=January 7, 2021 |title=All Sinulog Festival 2021 physical activities, shows in Cebu City cancelled – Vice Mayor |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/770813/all-sinulog-festival-2021-physical-activities-shows-in-cebu-city-cancelled-vice-mayor/story/ |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=GMA News}}</ref> and again in 2022 due to the devastation caused by [[Typhoon Rai]] to Cebu.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magsumbol |first=Caecent No-ot |date=January 6, 2022 |title=All Sinulog contests cancelled |url=https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-news/2022/01/06/2152134/all-sinulog-contests-cancelled |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> Since 2023, the grand parade has been moved to [[South Road Properties]] from the [[Cebu City Sports Center]], its longtime home.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

Cebuanos also celebrate Sinulog worldwide in Filipino communities, such as the "Winter Sinulog", held in January in cold countries, and "Summer Sinulog", held in August in [[Philadelphia]], US.