The annual religious procession of the Feast of the Black Nazarene started , with devotees estimated at around 435,000 within the vicinity of Quirino Grandstand.
In previous years, “Traslacion”, which refers to the transfer of the image to the Minor Basilica, usually begins at 7 a.m., but this year, the organizers decided to start early.
From the Quirino Grandstand, the image will be paraded through Katigbak Drive to P. Burgos, left to Taft Ave. through Jones Bridge, right to Dasmariñas St., right to Plaza Sta. Cruz, left C. Palanca St., through under Quezon Bridge, left Quezon Blvd., right Arlegui St., left Nepomuceno St., left Concepcion Aguila St., right to Carcer St., right Hidalgo through Plaza del Carmen, left Biliibid Viejo through G. Puyat, left to Z.P. de Guzman St., right Hidalgo St., left to A. Bautista St., right to Globo de Oro under Quezon Bridge, right to Palanca St., right to Villalobos St. through Plaza Miranda, to its last destination, the Quiapo Church.
During the event, towels or handkerchiefs are hurled to the marshals escorting the Black Nazarene, with requests to wipe these on the statue in hopes that the miraculous powers attributed to it would “rub off” on the cloth articles.
