Philippines reenact crucifixion on Good Friday
Devout Catholics in the Philippines marked Good Friday with a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in San Fernando City, north of the capital Manila, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. The crucifixion ritual has been a tradition in the province of Pampanga for decades. The gory spectacle attracts huge crowds from around the world each year during Holy Week, despite it being frowned upon by church leaders. On Friday, thousands of people watched on as eight devotees, seven men and one woman, were nailed to wooden crosses. Devotees undergo the re-enactment in the belief that extreme pain is a way to atone for their sins, attain miracle cures for illnesses or give thanks to God.
