The activities for this year’s Black Nazarene celebration draws 1.2 million devotees, lesser than the authorities’ initial projection of five million faithful. | JEMendozaINQ
The “Walk of Faith” procession, from the Quirino Grandstand to Quiapo Church, was much less crowded and more orderly than the traditional “Traslacion” where crowds swarm around the life-size statue of the Black Nazarene.
The annual procession is a reenactment of the 1787 Traslacion — literally means “solemn transfer” — of the image from its original shrine in Bagumbayan, the present Rizal Park, to the Quiapo Church.Quiapo Church spokesperson Fr. Earl Valdez said while the cancellation of Translacion could be one of the factors on the low attendance, that is not the sole reason.
Valdez said the pilgrimage of the replica images in nearby provinces and cities of Luzon could be the main reason why less devotees flocked the church and the grandstand this time.“At the very least there are people who are eager to practice their faith and devotion since it is the first celebration of the Feast with minimal restrictions in terms of mobility and crowd control,” he also said.
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