Every 9th of January, thousands of devotees join in the procession of the Black Nazarene to Quiapo Church, celebrating the Black Nazarene’s Feast Day and commemorating the “Translacion” or the transfer of the image to its present shrine in Quiapo.

The Black Nazarene is a life-sized wooden sculpture of Jesus Christ. But what makes it unique is its dark color—which was said to have been originally white, but darkened in color when the boat that was carrying the image caught fire. Its long history dates back to the time when an anonymous Aztec carver made the image and a galleon transported it from Mexico. More…