Festivals are prime manifestations of the Filipino’s fervent devotion and faith characterized by history, artistry, creativity, and passion. “Viva Pit Senyor” and “Viva Senyor Hesus Nazareno” ...

This is the heroic moment a stray dog was rescued amid a crowd of devotees during the Nazarene festival in the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The procession marks the feast of Jesus Nazareno and is a major annual Catholic event in Asia.

MANILA, Philippines — On Jan. 9, more than 8 million mostly barefoot Filipino devotees filled the streets of Manila for the annual “Black Nazarene” procession, one of the world’s largest ...

Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the "Black Nazarene", a life-sized image of Jesus Christ bearing down a cross, as devotees jostled for a chance to ...

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The Traslacion, which started at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta and wound its way through the streets of Manila towards ... to get closer to the Black Nazarene’s image. Hundreds of devotees ...

Thousands of devoted Catholics gather at Quiapo Church to welcome back the Black Nazarene after a six-kilometer grand procession that saw thousands more swarm the streets of Manila for a glimpse or a ...

It is followed by another maroon event in January: the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene. The varsity team ... passed through the narrow streets of Manila’s San Miguel and Quiapo districts ...

Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the "Black Nazarene," a life-sized image of Jesus Christ bearing down a cross, as devotees jostled for a chance to pull ...