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Filipinos crowd capital for Catholic procession

Thursday 09 January 2014 12:39 GMT

Filipino devotees carry an unconscious woman during the Black Nazarene procession in Manila. The procession jammed thoroughfares in the capital, and nearly 584 people were brought to first aid stations for treatment for cuts on their feet, dizziness and h

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In pictures: Filipinos crowd capital for Catholic procession

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Filipino devotees carry an unconscious woman during the Black Nazarene procession in Manila. The procession jammed thoroughfares in the capital, and nearly 584 people were brought to first aid stations for treatment for cuts on their feet, dizziness and high blood pressure

In pictures: Filipinos crowd capital for Catholic procession

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A Filipino walks on the shoulders of devotees after touching an image of the Black Nazarene during a procession in Manila

In pictures: Filipinos crowd capital for Catholic procession

Philippines

Filipino anti-riot police try to block devotees as they attempt to divert to another rout the procession of the the Black Nazarene in Manila

In pictures: Filipinos crowd capital for Catholic procession

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Filipino police snipers secure the procession of the Black Nazarene in Manila

In pictures: Filipinos crowd capital for Catholic procession

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Filipino Catholic devotees attend a Mass prior to an annual procession of the image of the Black Nazarene in the Philippine capital, blocking streets and leading to dozens of minor injuries. Men, women and children, mostly barefoot, wearing maroon t-shirts and waving white handkerchiefs jostled to get near the statue of the Black Nazarene which is believed to have miraculous powers

In pictures: Filipinos crowd capital for Catholic procession

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Hundreds of thousands of Filipino Catholics began a raucous religious procession to honor a statue of Jesus Christ in an annual event that was being held partly to pray for the victims of a monster typhoon that devastated the central Philippines last year

In pictures: Filipinos crowd capital for Catholic procession

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A centuries-old black statue of Jesus Christ have been brought to the Philippines by a Spanish priest from Mexico in 1606. Its feast is one of the most celebrated religious events in the predominantly Catholic country, where more than 80 percent of the population professes the faith

In pictures: Filipinos crowd capital for Catholic procession

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Filipino Catholic devotees grab the rope which is tied to the carriage with the image of the Black Nazarene in an annual procession to celebrate its feast day in Manila

In pictures: Filipinos crowd capital for Catholic procession

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A Filipino Catholic devotee kisses a part of the cross of the Black Nazarene during an annual procession to celebrate its feast day in Manila

In pictures: Filipinos crowd capital for Catholic procession

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Filipino devotees signal their colleagues as they parade an image of the Black Nazarene during a procession in Manila

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