The recent Saint Nino parade in Manila was one big photo opportunity. The Saint Nino statue (of the child Jesus) is "venerated by many Filipino Catholics who believe it to be miraculous.
Claiming to be the oldest religious image in the Philippines, the statue was originally given in 1521 as a baptismal gift by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan." Every third Sunday of January, Saint Nino statues are paraded on the streets; it is the most famous fiesta, the "mother of all fiestas," here in the Philippines.
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