Nothing is sweeter than a fledgling website’s very first inbound link and Juned Sonido of Baratillo @ Cubao has given us just that:
“The Santo Nno of Cebu has always been compared with the Infant Jesus of Prague, but there are differences between the two symbols. The Santo Nino of Cebu is has a crown, an orb, and a scepter - all symbols of authority, It is also has metal boots,which makes it look like a soldier. While the Infant of Prague: Athough it has royal vestures it does not have any military trapppings: no boots To say that the Santo Nino has become a part of Filipino iconography is an understatement. From the dancing festivals of the Ati-Ati-han, Sinulog, Mascara, and Dinagyang - where the dancers covered in soot parade around the street carrying the image of the Santo Nino accompanied by loud drum beats and shouts of hala bira and Viva Senor Santo Nino - to the near ubiquitous presence of a Santo Nino in the home; one can feel, hear, and see the presence of Senor Santo Nino. It also has an impressive array of clothes: The Santo Nino may come dressed in the traditional imperial-military regalia or in the dress of a farmer or a cop or even dressed in green clothes -so much green that it becomes painful to the eyes Yes, the Santo Nino given by Ferdinand Magallen has become part of Filipino culture. For more than three hundred years the Filipinos have been carrying and dancing with Senor Santo Nino. There more places, buildings, churches, and people named after the Santo Nino than Magellan

Maraming salamat Juned! Visit baratillo @ cubao

We would also like to greet the Santo Nino devotees at the Dallas-Forth Worth Area in Texas via Gil Agbulos. Welcome to Santo Nino Online!