Unang Biyernes ng Mayo sa Maynila

Today, for the first Friday of May, I headed to Quiapo, Manila. I went all over the place, heard mass at Quiapo church and captured the scenes there in Manila. While it was hot today, good thing the weather was a bit overcast so it's not too hot and it didn't rain. :)  I'd like to share some pictures that I took when I was there in Manila. I was tired when I came home but it was great. ^_^

Pahalik

Kiddie balloons

Panyo

Candles

Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, dinarangal Ka namin!

Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, niluluwalhati Ka namin!

Sta. Cruz, Manila

Don Roman Santos Building, Sta. Cruz (I had to look it up somewhere)

Escolta street. Once upon a time, it was one of Manila's most prominent streets.

Now that I think about it, one of these days, I should learn how to put a watermark on my pictures... :/

Feast of the Black Nazarene - Other scenes

This is the last part of my posts about the feast of the Black Nazarene last Jan 9th. (My main post about that here)

Of course, since this event is a fiesta (the biggest one for that matter), there are many people who have their activities to mark this important occasion. Some would do it with parties, others with music and other activities. During the feast, there's always interesting and unusual scenes in Quiapo, but then again, Quiapo is an interesting district, even outside of fiesta days. This post will show other fiesta scenes, aside from the main aspects of the feast.

Dragon dancers

Fiesta banners at Quezon bridge

Typical sight during fiestas: a band

Of course, fiestas have become opportunities for people to make money. During the feast and the days leading to it, all over the place, people are selling items related to the devotion of the Black Nazarene, from images to shirts. Here are some of them.

Towels

Religious images

Handkerchiefs, with prayers

Shirts and prints

Posters of the Nazareno

More shirts

One of the stranger scenes during the feast were these people from some religious sects trying to get followers. These guys, who were at Plaza Miranda were dressed up in costumes of biblical personalities and saints. They were doing acts such as faith healings and other unusual scenes, hoping to get people to their sects. I have to say, it's a funny scene but seriously, I think they shouldn't be doing these and similar acts, especially in front of a church. Maybe in another place though.

A religious sect

Another one of those sects

This costume is rather elaborate...

Faith healings in Plaza Miranda.

Anyways, that's pretty much all I'll be posting about the feast of the Black Nazarene. Hopefully, I'll come again for the feast next year. Until then...

VIVA NUESTRO PADRE JESUS NAZARENO!
NUESTRO PADRE JESUS NAZARENO, NILULUWALHATI KA NAMIN!

Feast of the Black Nazarene 2014 - Other Images

One of the most common sights during the Feast of the Black Nazarene are the many images and replicas of the Senor Nazareno all over the place. At almost every corner whether it is in the vicinity of Quiapo or on the procession route, there would be people with their own religious images, big and small, some elaborate and others, simple. In fact there was a procession for these replicas and images two days before the feast (Here are my posts for it: Part 1 and 2). Many people venerate these images as well, like the original image. Here are some of my pictures, don't use without permission.

 

 

VIVA SENOR NAZARENO!