The Sinulog sa Bansalan Street Dancing Competition

For those who participated the festival, the physical tiresome doesn't really matter.
It's the act of offering to the Holy Infant Jesus , the Sto Nino that count the most. This is the common feelings of the participants to the 4TH Sinulog sa Bansalan Street Dancing Competition.

The festive mode started with a gesture of thanksgiving mass at Viacrusis Park yesterday , January 14,with Rev.Fr .Cris Violon DCD as the presider. Mayor Edwin Reyes, the founder Sinulog sa Bansalan, sent his message thru the newly established Radio Station in town, inviting all Bansalenos and the people from the neighboring towns to witness the celebration. Reyes being a devotee to the Sto Nino, led the dancing of Sinulog after the celebration of the holy Eucharist.

When the time came for the street dancing begun, there was a little rain. It seemed that heaven had blessed Bansalan with showers from above. But this didn't hinder the devotees to go on. Thousands of spectators didn't only witness the event, but also join the dancing while witnessing the show. There were seven groups who joined the competition to wit : Villa Doneza Elementary School, Nazareth Highschool,
Marber National Highschool, Bansalan Central Elementary School, Mabuhay Elementary
School,Poblacion Uno (Salazar Group) and J.Cutin Group of Poblacion Uno.

The street dancing started at the Viacrusis park , to the national highway, to
public market and finally gathered back at Viacrusis Park for the final showdown. In the end, it was the group from Bansalan Central who was declared as the
champion. Marber National High school got the second place while Villa Doneza Elementary School was proclaimed third.

The whole event was covered live by 91.1 Bansalan FM.

4th Sinulog sa Bansalan

The 4th Sinulog sa Bansalan will be held this coming January 14, 2010, Friday. At present, the Local Government Unit thru the Office of the Municipal Tourism has been dedicating its time for the preparation of the said event. It can be recalled that that this festive celebration was first introduced by Hon. Edwin G. Reyes to the people of Bansalan during his first few months as mayor last January 2008. Reyes is a devotee to the Holy Infant Jesus, the Sto. Niño. Nine-day novena in honor to Sr. Sto. Nino is also being done at the municipal lobby every afternoon since last week.

For this year's activity, the day will be graced by a celebration of the Holy Eucharist at the Municipal Lobby at 6:00 o'clock in the morning. After the mass, which will be officiated by Rev. Fr. Cris Violon, comes the Sinulog Street Dancing Competition. In the past years, the contest was exclusive only for the employees of the Local Government. However, 2011 is more joyful because the organizers had decided to open it to the different schools and private sectors in Bansalan. There will be a total of seven groups who will join the friendly competition. For them, joining the Sinulog sa Bansalan is not merely a contest, but a gesture of thanksgiving to Sr. Sto.Niño.

The event this coming January 14 will also be covered live by the first FM Radio Station in Bansalan,91.1 Bansalan FM.It is also aired via live audio streaming at www.bansalanfm.weebly.com