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Filipino Catholic devotees jubilate as they are doused with holy water, during a parade of Black Nazarene replicas ahead of the Feast of the Black Nazarene, outside Quiapo Church on December 27, 2022 in Manila, Philippines. The Feast of the Black Nazarene usually culminates in a day long procession on January 9, as millions of barefoot devotees march to see and touch the image of the Black Nazarene. Authorities have decided to cancel the raucous procession for a third straight year as a precaution against COVID-19, and church officials are instead holding a walk of faith and novena masses on the Feast Day. The Black Nazarene is a dark wood sculpture of Jesus brought to the Philippines in 1606 from Spain and is considered miraculous by Filipino devotees. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
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