Sinulog
Sinulog is a ceremonial dance performed by the people of San Joaquin, Ilo-ilo during the feast of San Martin. It originated in a barrio of San Joaquin called Sinugbahan. It was believed that the image of San Martin was found at the edge of a beach, and that it could not be removed until the people dance the Sinulog. From that day on every November 1Oth on the feast of San Martin the Sinulog would be danced before the procession comes out or else, it was believed, the church would be burned. The dance itself was patterned after the Suluan war dance of the Sulu people, the native name of Sulu being Sulug which means strong ocean currents.