More than 240,000 Catholic faithfuls gathered for the annual Black Nazarene ‘Traslacion’ early morning Thursday, as the procession began to depart Quirino
Black Nazarene devotees fill up a road going to Quiapo Church in Manila on January 9, 2025 for the annual 'Traslacion.' Grandstand en route to Quiapo Church in Manila.
According to the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno, the procession officially started at exactly 04:41 am on January 9, 2025.As of this posting, estimated crowds at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta is at 230,000 with 16,700 in Quiapo, the Nazareno Operations Center reported.
In 2024, around 6.5 million devotees participated in ‘Traslacion,’ which lasted 14 hours, 59 minutes and 10 seconds.
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