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Jesus as a kid and kids dressed as Jesus: Photos from Manila's Sto. Niño fiesta

Ana Crescini - Philstar.com
Jesus as a kid and kids dressed as Jesus: Photos from Manila's Sto. Niño fiesta
A man carries a child dressed as a Santo Nino, the Child Jesus, as devotees flock to a church during the annual celebration of the feast in Tondo district of Manila on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023 after two years of restricted celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
AFP / Ted Aljibe

MANILA, Philippines — Roman Catholic devotees of the child Jesus returned to the streets on Sunday for the feast day of the patron of the archdiocese of Tondo.

The religious festivities in Manila's Tondo district coincided with Cebu City's massive street festival, also in honor of the ancient relic of the Sto. Niño, held in-person for the first time after two years of COVID-19 restrictions.

AFP/Ted Aljibe
AFP/Ted Aljibe

Authorities estimated 2,000 participants in Tondo's festivities, many of whom carried various images of the kid Christ during the fluvial procession. A few children on Manila's streets also donned the red-and-gold dress of the child in the miraculous wavy-haired image in Cebu—the Philippines' oldest Catholic icon.

AFP/Ted Aljibe
AFP/Ted Aljibe
AFP/Ted Aljibe
AFP/Ted Aljibe

The Tondo and Pandacan fiestas were generally peaceful, according to the Manila Police District in a STAR report.

The Holy Mass in Pandacan, meanwhile, saw an estimated 6,000 residents in attendance. — Photos by AFP / Ted Aljibe

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