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Catholic faithful attend the Passion Play of Iztapalapa, a performance taking place in Mexico City during Holy Week, where actors, dressed as Bible characters, re-enact the scene from the Christian holy book. IMAGES
Manila, Arp 2 (EFE/EPA).- Catholic devotees celebrated Good Friday with a procession in Metro Manila. Filipinos observed a second Lent season under community quarantine protocols due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, as the country’s health officials considered a possible extension of quarantine measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. (Camera: FRANCIS MALASIG/ROLEX DELA PENA)SHOT LIST: GOOD FRIDAY CELEBRATIONS IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
La Paz, Mar 28 (EFE) - Bolivians celebrated Palm Sunday to mark the beginning of Holy Week, after a year of Covid-19 restrictions.Catholic believers flocked to the temples from early in the morning to celebrate after having bought plants such as gorse and rue that are believed to help protect the homes. (Camera: GINA BALDIVIESO)SHOT LIST: PALM SUNDAY CELEBRATIONS IN LA PAZ, BOLIVIA.
Manila, Mar 27 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Rolex Dela Pena).- Groups of Filipino vendors made palms to sell at the doors of the San Pedro church, in the city of Manila, on the eve of Palm Sunday.FOOTAGE OF SELLERS OF PALM BOUQUETS IN MANILA.
Manila, Jan 8 (EFE/EPA).- Catholic devotees attended the Friday masses outside Quiapo church in Manila, a day before the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene.Millions of devotees are expected to attend the Feast of the Black Nazarene in parts of the Philippines on Saturday amid coronavirus pandemic. Carved in Mexico, the statue of the Black Nazarene arrived in Manila on May 31, 1606 in a galleon from Acapulco that, according to a legend, caught fire near the archipelago.According to another popular Philippine belief, the heat of the flames gave the Christ its distinctive dark color, although another version attributed this color to the maker, a Mexican craftsman, who used a dark wood to give it its particular hue. (Camera: MARK CRISTINO). SHOT LIST: DEVOTEES ATTEND THE FRIDAY MASSES OUTSIDE QUIAPO CHURCH IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES, A DAY BEFORE THE CELEBRATION OF THE FEAST OF THE BLACK NAZARENE.