Black Nazarene Parade Manila, Philippines, January 8, 2015

 

Thousands of Roman Catholic devotees join the life-sized wooden Black Nazarene parade, where everybody who is in the neighbourhood of the cross tries to touch the statue believing that a miracle can happen after touching it. Manila, Philippines, January 8, 2015

The Black Nazarene is a life-sized iconic statue of Jesus Christ enshrined in the Quiapo District of the City of Manila,Philippines.
The image, which was carved by an anonymous Mexican artist sometime in the 16th century, depicts Jesus bearing the Cross en route to his Crucification .

The statue is renowned in the Philippines and considered miraculous by many Filipino Catholics

There are three annual dates when the statue is brought out of its shrine for public veneration

• New Year's Day
• Good Friday(commemorate the Crucification of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary )
• Jan 09