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WATCH: How COVID-19 changed the Feast of the Black Nazarene
Jan 10, 2021 5:30 PM PHT
Rappler.com
Physical distancing, or at least attempts to implement this, characterized the usually rowdy Feast of the Black Nazarene that pushed through on Saturday, January 9, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 400,000 Catholics in Manila celebrated on Saturday this feast revolving around a centuries-old wooden statue of Jesus Christ, despite health experts warning it could turn into a super-spreader event for coronavirus.
Authorities canceled an annual procession of the life-sized image of the Black Nazarene, the country s largest religious event that draws millions of devotees in an annual ritual that has been observed for 200 years.
Published January 9, 2021 1:59pm At least three devotees fainted during the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila on Saturday, according to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO). Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, MDRRMO Director Arnel Angeles said one incident involved a woman who had just finished her nine-day novena. After the novena, the woman became dizzy and her blood pressure shot up along Carlos Palanca Street. The victim was given medical attention at the Manila Doctors Hospital. No other details were available about the two other fainting incidents as of posting time. Ambulances and medics were on stand-by in case of untoward incidents, Angeles said.