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Nazareno 2023 draws 1.2 million devotees
by JULIE M. AURELIO, MARLON RAMOS Inquirer.net
MANILA — The activities for this year’s Black Nazarene celebration draw 1.2 million devotees, lesser than the authorities’ initial projection of five million faithful.
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The management of Quiapo Church said one of the reasons for the lower attendance count is the cancellation of Traslacion.
The total number of people who attended the religious activities from January 6-10 reached 1,268,435.
Most of the devotees flocked to the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene or the Quiapo Church which drew 925,782 attendees.
Quirino Grandstand, where the sacred image was displayed for “Pagbibigay-pugay” (giving tribute), received 254,653 devotees. This was the alternative to the traditional “Pahalik.”
The first-ever “Walk of Faith” also drew 88,000 devotees.
The “Walk of Faith” procession, from the Quirino Grandstand to Quiapo Church, was much less crowded and more orderly than the traditional “Traslacion,” where crowds swarm around the life-size
