Philippines’ Black Nazarene procession draws hundreds of thousands of devotees
Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ on Thursday in one of the world’s grandest displays of Catholic ...
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What we can learn from the Black Nazarene
THIS year's 'Traslacion,' or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross ...
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A Sea of Faith: 8 Million-Plus Devotees Join ‘Black Nazarene’ Procession in the Philippines
The procession, locally known as Translacion, sees devotees carry across Manila a 400-year-old, life-size statue of Jesus ...
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Today I Learned: The Black Nazarene Has Always Been Black
Contrary to popular belief, the original statue likely did not catch fire during its journey from Mexico to Manila.
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Traslacion of the Black Nazarene as ‘popular piety’
The Traslacion of the Black Nazarene is oftentimes linked with “popular piety” or “people’s spirituality.” Held every 9th of ...
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Sea of maroons in UAAP and Traslacion of Black Nazarene
The color maroon dominates my social media page usually during the last quarter of the year because of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) games. It is followed by another ...