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Photos: ‘Pit Senyor!’

Devotees of the image of the Child Jesus, popularly known in the Philippines as the “Santo Niño de Cebu,” would cry on top of their voices “Pit Senyor!”

Jire Carreon, Philippines

January 15, 2023

A hevotee holds the image of the Child Jesus (Santo Niño) during the religious procession before the Eucharistic celebration to mark the feast of the Santo Niño in the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice in Diliman, Quezon City, on Jan. 15, 2023. (Photo by Jire Carreon)

“Pit Senyor!” is supposed to be short of the Cebuano “Sangpit sa Senyor!” or “Call on the Lord!”

Devotees of the image of the Child Jesus, popularly known in the Philippines as the “Santo Niño de Cebu,” would cry on top of their voices “Pit Senyor!” as they dance in honor of the Child Jesus during its “feast every third Sunday of January. (Photos by Jire Carreon)

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