Costumed Santo Niños
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
Calgary, Alberta
September 30, 2018 6:16am CST
A Santo Niño is a worship Idol Latin American and Filipino Catholics used for prayers. It is basically a statue of Baby Jesus.
I guess some catholics prefers an image of a Baby Jesus over the image of an Adult Jesus or a crucified Jesus.
In the Philippines there is a trend where some Catholics dresses up the Santo Niño depends on the job of the owner. If the owner is a farmer the Santo Niño dresses up as a farmer. If the owner is a Businessman, the Santo Niño will be wearing a suite.
In Google you can easily see a Santo Niño that dresses up as a cop, soldier, doctor and any occupation you can think of.
During Santo Niño festival they dress up Santo Niño statues in different costumes. I had seen Santo Niño dressing up like Superheroes and popular fictional characters. Some Catholics thinks it's Blasphemous.
I even seen one that dresses as as Wonder Woman and dresses up as a Japanese school girl.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
30 Sep 18
Everybody has his or her own style of worship, to each his own, as for me I worship a risen Jesus Christ, not a child, an adult nor a crucified one, simply an empty cross or an empty tomb, he is now risen and with the father but sent down the Holy Spirit, no need for images, no idols cause he dwells in our hearts, that's what I believe in but like I said, to each his own, so peace.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Sep 18
I think these costumed ones are kind of unappropriate. I mean dressing up as superheroes.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Sep 18
@louievill Maybe I should suggest them superheroes like Hellboy and Spawn. 
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Sep 18
So this is their way to make religion appeal to Millenials. Make baby Jesus do cosplays. 
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Sep 18
@flapiz Especially when they make the baby Jesus cross dress. I mean a Wonderwoman Jesus and a Japanese school girl Jesus,
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@flapiz (22402)
• United Kingdom
30 Sep 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker Well they say Jesus can be anything or anyone. That’s why we have to be kind to each other. But I think regarding cosplaying there should be some restrictions. And it should not be to ridicule.
@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
Never seen this on part of town but I have to say it is an interesting twist to the Nino. I mean, Superman Nino? That is cool. I think most millennials will appreciate and most elderly people will probably shake their heads. This is an interesting take on religion and worship and I think a lot of people will continue this as a trend. I don't think there is disrespect but only a funny twist to the Nino.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
19 Nov 18
what is your opinion of the cross dressing Santo Ninos. You know the ones that dresses like Wonder Woman or a Japanese school girl.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Sep 18
The red triangular dress is the traditional clothing of these Baby Jesus statues but now they started doing cosplays.
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