Traslacion still suspended in 2023 as threats of COVID-19 remain

Photo taken on Jan 9, 2020, shows devotees standing outside Quiapo Church during the first fiesta mass, signaling the start of Traslacion 2021.

Released / Manila Public Information Office

MANILA, Philippines — The annual procession of the Black Nazarene’s image, known as the Traslacion, will remain suspended for the third consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fr. Earl Allyson Valdez, Quiapo Church attached priest, said in an interview with DZBB that Traslacion will not push through next year because the threats of COVID-19 persist.

“Ang Traslacion ay hindi lang simpleng fiesta. Subalit ito ay isang pambansang kaganapan. Alam natin na ang mga tao sa iba’t ibang sulok ng Pilipinas ay tutungo rito,” Valdez said.

(Traslacion is not just a simple feast, but a national event. We know that different people from different parts of the Philippines will come here.)

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