The Sinulog-Santo Niño Festival is a religious festival that takes place in Cebu each year. There are many different events, but the festival climaxes in a procession or parade praising the Santo Niño de Cebú, which is the Child Jesus. The procession lasts the whole day. It is also a competition, so the dresses worn and dances performed are extravagant. In the evening or the next day following the procession, people flood the streets for a huge street party. There are so many people on the streets during this second phase of the celebration that you can't walk without bumping into someone! Paint is wiped onto the faces and clothing of festival participants, then water is squirted on them. People yell "Pit Senyor," a short way of saying Viva Pit Senyor, which means "Long Live the Christ Child!" The street party is quite a different experience from the coordinated movements and calm of the procession that comes earlier. I'm not sure what the point of the paint party is, but I do know that it can get very wild!
