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Held annually on January 9 in the Quiapo district of Manila, this festival honors the Black Nazarene, or Hesus Nazareno, a full-sized statue of a dark-skinned statue of Jesus Christ carrying the cross ...

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Millions of Filipino Catholics join the march every year to see and touch Jesus Nazareno, believed to be a source of countless healings and miracles throughout the years. Just as the woman ...

Key Points Data from the Nazareno Operations Center reported that this year’s Traslacion, which saw over 8 million attendees, was marked by numerous incidents as devotees attempted to get closer ...

MANILA, Philippines — Every year, the Feast of Jesus Nazareno draws thousands—if not millions of devotees—to the annual Traslacion, a procession that commemorates the transfer of the ...

Sescon expressed happiness that Filipinos around the country will be able to have their own local celebrations, but noted that many still consider visiting Quiapo Church and the original Nazareno ...

RELIGIOUS FERVOR. The andas (carriage) carrying the image of Jesus Nazareno starts moving through a crowd of devotees at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila at 4:40 a.m. on Thursday (Jan. 9, 2025) on its ...

PAHALIK'. Devotees line up for the "pahalik" (kissing of the image) for the Jesus Nazareno hours prior to the start of Traslacion on Thursday (Jan. 9, 2025). Believers said their devotion to the Jesus ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Feast of Jesus Nazareno is a big opportunity for many business owners in Quiapo to make ends meet due to millions of devotees attending the event. However, these small ...

Adan Jeffrey, a 26-year-old tourist from England, stumbles upon the Pahalik at the Quirino Grandstand ahead of the annual Feast of Jesus Nazareno. Jeffrey, who describes himself as an atheist, ...

Speaker Martin Romualdez is one with the Filipino people in celebrating the annual feast of Jesus Nazareno, also known as the Traslacion, in Quiapo, Manila this Thursday. Romualdez underscored the ...