THIS year's 'Traslacion,' or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross ...

(Photo: Courtesy of Jahbee Cruz) The Black Nazarene, a wooden statue of Jesus Christ crowned with thorns and bearing his cross, was brought to Manila from Mexico in 1606 by Spanish missionaries.

The Black Nazarene procession in Manila ... a replica of a famous life-size statue of Jesus carrying a black wooden cross. The Philippines and East Timor are the only countries in Asia that ...

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 ...

The Traslacion of the Black Nazarene is oftentimes linked with “popular piety ... is a symbolic gesture that emulates Christ’s suffering as he was carrying his cross en route to his crucifixion in ...

The traslacion commemorates the historic transfer of the Black Nazarene image from its old ... Marcos said that the image of Christ with his cross should remind people of the sacrifice that ...

"Truly, the carrying of the Black Nazarene and His own cross reminds us of the great sacrifice our Lord and Savior went through in His life. Moreover, it also speaks of the immense power and ...

A devotee is seen clutching a cross-less replica of the Black Nazarene outside the doors of the Jesus Nazareno Parish-Shrine of the Black Nazarene. (Photo: SAYU/PIA-10) Monsanto said, “In the Stations ...