Devotees of the Black Nazarene wait for their turn to enter the plaza outside the Quiapo church in downtown Manila, Philippines, on the eve of feast day, Friday January 8, 2021. The annual Jan. 9 procession attended by tens of thousands of devotees has been cancelled amid the threat of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in one of Asia's biggest religious events. Several Black Nazarene replicas have been placed around churches as the government asks devotees to pray at their communities instead of going to downtown Quiapo where the original image resides. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)
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