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2.6M devotees at Nazarene feast.
Two devotees died of cardiac arrest and scores more required treatment as over two million Catholics packed Manila’s inner streets Wednesday in a crushing, barefoot procession honoring the iconic Señor Nazareno of Quiapo.
Antonio Fabella, a devotee for 20 years, observed that more people showed up this year probably “because life is getting harder, and they would like to ask for blessings from the Nazareno.”
First-aid station
Around 50 others were rushed to the two hospitals and to first-aid stations. Most of them had fainted from hunger and exhaustion, while others sustained foot injuries.
Devotees jostled for a chance to touch the black statue of Jesus Christ to seek blessings or forgiveness. Many believe the life-sized wooden figure, brought by Spanish missionaries from Mexico in 1606, holds mystical powers that can wash away sins and cure illnesses.
(Source: Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)
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Procession of the Black Nazarene 2008 / Quiapo
I am not really ready to blog but I don’t want to leave you with the Santa Claus for the whole month of January... I also want to share a few pictures of the Procession of the Black Nazarene that was held in Quiapo on January 9. It is the third year that I cover this event and I find it still the most amazing and adrenaline filled event I ever witnessed. According to the police more than 2.6 million people went to Quiapo for the Black Nazarene. Two people died and countless others were injured. I took some more risk this year and at a certain point I feared for my own safety. This is definitely not an event for the faint at heart.
More about the black Nazarene in my previous series. 2006 and 2007
For better viewing you should click on the images. My pictures appear too small but with more than 5000 pictures already published I have no other option than continue the way I started.
My regular blogging will resume on January 28 with a series about on the island of Negros. I hope you will visit again !
