Nine ‘penitents’ volunteer to be nailed to crosses on Good Friday
Under a blistering sun, eight men and a woman were nailed to crosses today in a reenactment of the passion and death of Jesus Christ. A crowd of spectators trooped …
Under a blistering sun, eight men and a woman were nailed to crosses today in a reenactment of the passion and death of Jesus Christ. A crowd of spectators trooped …
The Department of Health has urged those planning to have themselves crucified this Easter to make sure their whips and nails are clean and sterilised. In a radio interview today …
A man who has been crucified every Easter for the past 32 years says it no longer causes any pain to be nailed to a cross. Ruben Enaje, aged 58, …
The tradition of volunteering for crucifixion to mark Easter has always been a purely male domain — but not any longer. The grizzly re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s suffering, or Lenten …
Nine men have volunteered to be crucified in the annual reenactment of Christ’s crucifixion in San Fernando on Good Friday. San Pedro Cutud barangay captain Zoilo Castro said two of …
Foreign tourists have sparked outrage by posing for selfies on crosses shortly before the Cutud Lenten Rites in San Fernando on Good Friday. Netizens have criticised the visitors’ actions, calling them …
Flagellants have been warned that while whipping or crucifying themselves may protect them from eternal damnation, it’s not quite so effective against tetanus or hepatitis. Health experts have reminded devotees …
The world is full of all sorts of odd things — and religion is often source for some of the most weird and wonderful. Perhaps the pinnacle of peculiarity can …
Officials of the 2015 Holy Week committee say they will ban foreigners from being crucified on Good Friday in Cutud. In a press conference at the city hall, committee chairman …