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There are two popular festivals in the Philippines that have procession called “Traslacion,” which in Spanish means “passage” or “moving something from one place to another”: the Black Nazarene in Manila and Penafrancia in Naga City, Bicol.…
Filipino Catholics are known for having sincere, enormous, and extreme expressions of piety considering that the country is the third-largest Catholic population in the world. The colorful culture of the Philippines is best seen through the vibrant…
CAGAYAN DE ORO—The image of the Black Nazarene was brought out from its parish church on the evening of Good Friday, April 10, 2020, as the Archdiocese seeks its protection against the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines—The life-size image of the Black Nazarene will be brought out from the Lapasan Parish Church into the city streets on Good Friday instead of the usual religious procession. Monsignor Rey Manuel Monsanto…
CAGAYAN DE ORO City, Misamis Oriental- A liquor ban will be imposed here for the Feast of Black Nazarene on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno issued Executive Order no. 005 2020,…
In the run-up to tomorrow’s Sinulog Grand Parade and Dance presentation, some personal sacrifices have to be made to ensure public safety, and these are quite small when ranged against the scope and scale of the event…
MANILA — Devotees of the Black Nazarene flocked to this year’s “Traslacion” with the hope that their devotion to the cross-bearing Christ would not only free their families of diseases but also put an end to the…
MANILA, Philippines—A man died while participating in the annual procession of the Black Nazarene, a Manila official said on Friday. Johnny Yu, the Officer in Charge of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), told…
If there is a cultural phenomenon that perhaps perfectly encapsulates the complexity of the Filipino religious psyche, it must be the devotion to the Black Nazarene. Every year, on a day like this, Jan. 9, almost a…
More than 350 people either fell ill or were injured during the procession of the Feast of the Black Nazarene, the Philippine Red Cross reported as of 2 p.m. yesterday. The PRC report said that 37 fell…
MANILA — The organizers of the Feast of the Black Nazarene are appealing to devotees to refrain from getting near the image of the dark-skinned Jesus Christ while the Eucharistic celebration is ongoing. The day of the…
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