MANILA, Philippines—By the time the image of the Black Nazarene leaves Quirino Grandstand in the early hours of Jan. 9, the crowd has already learned how to move as one body. Barefoot devotees brace their shoulders. Towels are wrapped tightly around heads. The rope of the andas is pulled not in a single surge but in waves—forward, pause, forward again. Someone stumbles; hands reach down before the fall spreads. Someone faints; a narrow corridor opens just wide enough for medics to pass. From above, the scene looks chaotic: an ocean of bodies pressing forward without order. From within, it feels […]... Keep on reading: When faith moves millions: Inside the risks and order of Traslacion