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The Black Christ: The Anatomy of a Miracle

Posted in Asia, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Coming of the Black Christ 
The Feast of the Black Nazarene is traditionally held on January 9 in Quiapo, a district of Manila. This year 2.6 million people gathered along the procession route hoping to touch the Black Nazarene and be cured of their sickness or be blessed with good luck and perhaps other miracles. [...]

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