Black Nazarene devotees take photos with Catholic pilgrim because he looks like Jesus

Devotees of the Black Nazarene based in Quiapo asked for photos with Catholic pilgrim Sergio Pereira whom a lot of people claimed to look like Jesus, on Tuesday afternoon.

LOOK: Black Nazarene devotees in Quiapo ask for photo with Sergio Pereira, a Catholic pilgrim from Portugal. Sergio says he is “happy” people think he looks like Jesus. “It’s the beard,” he tells @gmanews. pic.twitter.com/wBkHS3WBDn

— Cedric Castillo (@cedric_castillo) January 7, 2020

Pereira, who is from Portugal, told GMA News' Cedric Castillo he was "happy" that people thought he resembled Jesus.

"It’s the beard,” he said.

On January 9 Thursday, the country will be celebrating the annual Traslacion, a religious event that draws thousands of Catholic devotees from all over the world, on the streets of Manila each year.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) recently released the updated Traslacion route for 2020. — Angelica Y. Yang/LA, GMA News