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Viva Pit Senyor!\u00a0 St Joseph\u2019s students Riley Ponce and Emman and Darlene Cantillana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 4, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

A colourful Christian celebration which has been enjoyed in the Philippines for centuries has been enthusiastically brought to life at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Murgon.<\/p>\n

It’s the first time the annual Sinulog festival has been held in Murgon, and it’s all thanks to parish priest\u00a0Fr Bryan Pipins – who lived in the Philippines for three years – and members of the local Filipino community.<\/p>\n

Yvette Valdez-Robrigado, one of the organisers, said more than 100 people from\u00a0Kingaroy, Wondai, Goomeri, Proston, and towns in-between joined in the festivities.<\/p>\n

“It was wonderful to see the community gather together to show appreciation and understanding of different cultures,” Yvette told southburnett.com.au<\/strong><\/p>\n

“As an immigrant, I felt valued and accepted.<\/p>\n

“It was a wonderful way for our Fil-Australian children to celebrate their roots and experience first-hand one of the most iconic celebrations from their cultural heritage.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“One elderly lady told me she had not been to Mass in a while but she thoroughly enjoyed the celebration and the choir’s lively singing.”<\/p>\n

People dressed in colourful clothing, many wearing the traditional red and gold colours linked to the festival.<\/p>\n

A statue of the Christ Child was carried in a procession from St Joseph’s school to the church, with people shouting “Viva Pit Senyor!” (“Long Live the Christ Child!”).<\/p>\n

There was dancing, singing and a “massive” buffet\u00a0featuring plates of traditional Filipino foods.<\/p>\n

“It was a good way to meet new friends over good food and family-centred activities,” Yvette said.<\/p>\n

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Sinulog is held in celebration of one of the Philippines’ most famous religious relics, the Santo Ni\u00f1o de Ceb\u00fa.<\/b><\/p>\n

This statue of the baby Jesus was handed to the then-leader of Cebu, Rajah Humabon, by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521.<\/p>\n

The event is celebrated as the birth of Christianity in the country.<\/p>\n

The story goes that when the statue was handed to Queen Juana, the consort of the Rajah, she danced with joy – the first Sinulog dance.<\/p>\n

Sinulog comes from the Cebuano\u00a0Binisaya word \u201csulog\u201d which means \u201clike water current movement\u201d which depicts the forward-backward step of the Sinulog dance.<\/p>\n

The Sinulog Festival is held annually on the third Sunday of January.<\/p>\n

[Photos by\u00a0Yvette Valdez-Robrigado]<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The colourful procession heading to St Joseph’s Catholic Church … Fr Bryan Pipins is carrying a small statue of the Christ Child<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Maia Robrigado wearing the traditional colours of the Sinulog festival … red and gold<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Little boys dress as the Christ Child … Noah Robrigado was dressed as Murgon\u2019s Santo Ni\u00f1o<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Friends Elly Knight, Maria Whalen, and Lydia Meehan were dressed to impress!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Cantillana family travelled from from Goomeri … Darlon and Agnes with their children Emman, Nathan, Darlene and Caitlyn are pictured with St Joseph\u2019s student Ava Cent and June Colley (in the festival float)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Garry Pidgeon, from Merlwood, with Fr Bryan Pipins, SJ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mia, Evelyn,\u00a0Riana and Philip De Guzman, from Kingaroy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Wondai physiotherapist Fran Hutton, centre, with friends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Robrigado family … Yvette, Maia, Paul and Noah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Benji and Stan Whalen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

[UPDATED with correction]<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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