Malacañang just declared that Tuesday, 9th of January will be a Special Non-working day for the City of Manila to give way to the thousands, if not millions of devotees, who will celebrate the Feast of the Black Nazarene also known as the Traslación.
JUST IN: January 9 is a special non-working day in the City of Manila in view of the Feast of the Black Nazarene, according to Malacañang's Proclamation 434 issued on Thursday (Jan. 4, 2024) | via @RuthAbbey pic.twitter.com/EcwmuCPRw2
— Philippine News Agency (@pnagovph) January 4, 2024
A little background from Wikipedia;
The Feast of the Black Nazarene commemorates the anniversary of the translation or the transfer of the image from its original location at a church in modern-day Luneta Park to Quiapo. The image was brought to the Church of San Juan Bautista in Bagumbayan (now Luneta) until May 31, 1606, by Augustinian Recollect priests. In 1608, the icon was enshrined at the Recollect church of San Nicolás de Tolentino in Intramuros. It was moved to the Saint John the Baptist Church, which is now commonly referred to as the Quiapo Church, on January 9, 1787. The “solemn transfer” eventually became the date of the Feast of the Black Nazarene.
