The Black Nazarene is a lifesized image of a darkskinned, kneeling Jesus Christ carrying the Cross enshrined in the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in the Quiapo district of the City of Manila, Philippines. The Black Nazarene was carved by an unknown Mexican from a dark wood in the 16th century in Mexico and then transported to the Philippines in 1606. It depicts Jesus en route to his crucifixion. It was housed in several churches near Manila in the early decades, arriving in Quiapo Church in 1787 where it has been enshrined ever since. The icon is renowned in the Philippines and is considered by many Filipino Catholics to be miraculous; its mere touch reputed to cure disease. It attracts homage by numerous devotees and major processions every year.

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The Black Nazarene is one of the images of Jesus Christ that inspires intense veneration among the dominantly Catholic Filipinos.
It is the image of Jesus of Nazareth with dark complexion, carrying the cross on the way to His crucifixion.
Every year on January 9, the image is brought out for the commemoration of its transfer or traslacion or arrival at Quiapo Church.
Held in Quiapo, a densely populated district of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, the annual traslacion procession has caught the attention of and fascinated the whole nation as well as the world for its fervent devotion and millions of participants
Well, traslacion in Spanish simply means to transfer. So, it's an important event that takes place, one image is transferred to another place. Or one image is brought in procession around the district and brought back to the church. Maybe, the idea is to have people participate in a procession, because it's an act of piety. It also dramatizes their belief. So, basically traslacion is that. It creates an occasion for pageantry and celebration.
The history of Quiapo, from the beginning up to now naman, this is Saint John the Baptist Parish. Panahon pa ng Kastila, parokya na ito, and then in 1600, according to some history books, when the image of the Black Nazarene arrived here in Manila. And it was assigned to one of the parishes near Luneta, which was Bagumbayan. Mayroong parokya doon named also after Saint John the Baptist, handled by the Recoletos.
And when the time came na aalis na sila, pinaubaya ‘yung imahe, ‘yung pangangalaga ng imahe rito sa Quiapo. Siguro mga a hundred years pa. According to history books, 1700 nang itransfer ‘yung image dito sa Quiapo, sa Saint John the Baptist Parish. And then doon na nagsimula ‘yung pagvevenerate ng mga tao doon sa image of the Black Nazarene and then doon na rin nagsimula na naging bahagi na ng panananampalataya ng napakaraming Filipino, specifically lalaki. So, ‘yon ang naattract ng image ng Black Nazarene, ‘yung mga kalalakihan dito sa Quiapo Church. Kaya tayo nagkaroon ng traslacion, which is the pagtatransfer ng image from the original house in Luneta going to Quiapo Church.
Activities and ceremonies have developed over the years as preludes to the traslacion procession including the pabihis or the changing of the dress, a thanksgiving mass, the nineday novena and the blessing of Black Nazarene replicas, where devotees bring their own images or replicas to be blessed and participate in a procession.
Before the traslacion, the main Black Nazarene image of Quiapo Church is transferred to Rizal Park, where devotees hold a vigil.
At the crack of dawn, the traslacion procession begins.
As the procession winds its way through the streets, it passes by the San Sebastian Church of the Recollects, where the image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is brought out to meet the Black Nazarene in a dramatic ceremony called Pagdungaw, which literally means “to view.”
What is andas? There are two kinds of floats in the Philippines, procession of floats. One is you carried on the shoulders. That’s andas. It's common in Spanishinfluenced countries. The other one is more Pinoy, Filipino, karosa. It's a carriage in wheels. So it’s easier. That's more common the Philippines. I think this one is andas, so it’s pulled along.
First of all, men, well, I think you’d get men of different ages. I think there may not still want to join but their already old. But if, if I see a lot of young men e, a middleaged, from youth to middleaged, na I think also one reason for the attraction is because they go in groups. They go in barkada. Um, the men come in groups each with a banner and they call it estandarte. They come in groups. And I think part of the attraction is um, you're coming with your friends, and you show off to each other that you're manly. I think it's part of it.