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Thousands of men parade through the
streets with the lifesize statue of the Nazarene which
dates from the 17th century. Women can watch, but they
cannot participate. The event draws enormous crowds,
since touching the statue is supposed to produce
miraculous effects. In the course of this, a number of
faithful usually collapse in a faint, and people have
even died in this pious throng.@ Copyright by REGIT Sdn Bhd. All rights reserved