00:00A sports arena in Dubai reverberated with sounds of revelry as a big crowd of Filipino
00:16expatriates gathered to celebrate Sinulog in the UAE on Friday.
00:21A drum and bugle corps provided the lively Sinulog beat as groups in elaborate costumes
00:26took the floor at Adaf Sports Club to perform their best interpretation of the Sinulog dance.
00:35Sinulog is a yearly festival held in honor of the Feast of the Child Jesus known as Santo
00:39Nino.
00:40The festival is held in Cebu, Philippines every 3rd Sunday of January and features a
00:44street parade of groups in colorful costumes while doing the traditional Sinulog dance
00:49consisting of two steps forward and one step backward.
00:53In the UAE, the festival marked its sixth year.
00:56It was in 2013 when the first Sinulog festival was celebrated by a small group of Filipino
01:01expats in Dubai.
01:02Irish Eden Belleza for Gulf News.
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