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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.
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