Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines of a centuries ... sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the “Black Nazarene,” a life-sized image of ...

Footage shows the devotees twirling white towels as the carriage holding the black Jesus statue set off from the Quirino Grandstand in the capital Manila on January 9.

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 ...

In diaries and letters, Black soldiers posted in the ... Many saw the invasion of the Philippines as a ‘race war’, through which white settlers would inevitably repeat in Asia the wave of ...

Michelle Dee was an elegant sight to behold in a series of black-and-white photos after she was named as Miss Universe Philippines 2023. The newly-crowned queen looked majestic as she wore her ...

Philippines' Black Nazarene Procession Draws Hundreds ... Some devotees threw white towels at the image as marshals wiped them of its surface, believing that touching the statue would bless ...

Some devotees threw white ... it to the Philippines from Mexico in the early 17th century. The procession, called the "traslacion", or translation, commemorates the transfer of the Black Nazarene ...