Sales of Nazareno items remain low a week before feast day celebration

Black Nazarene devotees have yet to flock to Quiapo, Manila to buy some Nazareno merchandise a week before the feast day celebration.

In a tweet posted by Super Radyo dzBB's reporter Mark Makalalad, vendors of religious items near the church said sales of Nazareno items were still slow.

Bentahan ng mga Itim na Nazareno items sa Quiapo, matumal pa I @dzbb pic.twitter.com/b7QzZm78yI

— Mark Makalalad (@MMakalalad) January 1, 2019

Miniature Nazarenos and handkerchief were among the items displayed in the stalls.

The celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene will be held on January 9.

Thousands of devotees from different walks of life participate in its yearly procession, which was considered as one of the biggest annual religious events in the Philippines.

During the procession, people would walk barefoot for several kilometers while some throw white towels or handkerchief just to touch the miraculous image of Jesus Christ. — Dona Magsino/BAP, GMA News