People celebrate annual feast of Black Nazarene in Manila

Devotees pull the rope from the life-size statue of the Black Nazarene during the annual feast of the Black Nazarene at Chinatown in Manila, the Philippines, Jan. 9, 2019. Thousands of devotees of the Black Nazarene flocked to downtown Quiapo district in Manila on Wednesday to join the yearly procession to honor a life-size statue known as Black Nazarene. The Black Nazarene was brought to Manila in 1606 by Augustinian Recollect missionaries from aboard. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)