After a three-year suspension due to COVID-19 restrictions, hundreds of thousands of Catholic devotees join a procession in honor of the Black Nazarene in Manila on Tuesday, January 9.
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00:00 After a three-year suspension due to COVID-19 restrictions, hundreds of thousands of Catholic
00:06 devotees join a procession in honor of the Black Nazarene in Manila on Tuesday, January 9.
00:11 The 400-year-old dark wooden image of Jesus Christ, now encased in glass, meanders through
00:17 the streets of downtown Manila in a centuries-old tradition. Police estimate the mourning crowd to
00:23 have been at least 830,000, with more joining further along the procession's 6-kilometer route.
00:29 Known as the "Traslacion," the procession began at dawn and deviated slightly from its traditional
00:34 route from the Quirino Grandstand to the Quiapo Church. The icon draws an ardent following of
00:39 devotees who believe it is miraculous. Many try to get as close to its carriage as possible,
00:44 or even touch the icon itself, raising the risk of mishaps. Thousands of police were deployed to
00:50 ensure order. About 80 percent of the Philippines' 110 million people identify as Roman Catholic.
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