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| Burning Candles, an offering trandition. |
It is a tradition of us Filipinos to offer a candle for prayers to our loved ones' specially for those who have passed away, and if there is a religious occasions or fiesta. Mostly you can see these in all churches of the Philippines, where a candle vendor will ask you to buy a candle from him/her for offering. In Sto. Niño de Cebu basilica, most of the vendor will ask you to buy a candle for a "sinug" which means to call the child Jesus for praise and assistance in a manner of dancing. Some "sinug" means "pag sa-ulog" or celebration. A literally abbreviated word of Sinulog.
The candles burned on the photo has already been "sinug" before it lit up and placed in a barrel.
This shot is taken a night before Sinulog, after the solemn procession for the fiesta of Sr. Sto. Niño de Cebu.
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