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Easter Extreme: Flogging, crucifixions in Philippines Every Good Friday several men are nailed to a cross in a re-enactment of the crucifixtion of Jesus Christ to atone for sins or seek divine intercession. (Photo: AFP/Noel CELIS) 19 Apr 2019 01:23PM Share this content Bookmark SAN FERNANDO, Philippines: Hundreds of barefoot men beat themselves with flails and at least 10 were to be nailed onto crosses throughout Good Friday in a blood-soaked display of religious fervour in the Philippines. Frowned upon by the Church, the ritual crucifixions and self-flagellation are extreme affirmations of faith peformed every Easter in Asia's Catholic outpost. Barefoot men wearing crowns of twigs walked silently on the side of a village road in the scorching tropical heat of the northern Philippines, flogging their backs with bamboo strips tied to a length of rope. While many of the 80 million Filipino Catholics spend Good Friday at church or with family, o...

Good Friday  Good Friday – What is it? Good Friday is observed on the Friday that proceeds Easter Sunday (also called Resurrection Sunday). It is a day when people remember Jesus’ death on the cross. Many people, mostly Christians, celebrate this day by attending a Good Friday service where they read the biblical accounts of Jesus’ death on the cross. (Read  Luke 19 .) Good Friday – What Happened on Good Friday? Although the term “Good Friday” is not mentioned in the Bible, we can study the events that took place on the day Jesus was crucified. After Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, He was taken through several trials before the chief priests, Pontius Pilate, and Herod ( Luke 22:54 –23:25). Three of the trials were by Jewish leaders and three by the Romans ( John 18:12-14 ,  Mark 14:53-65 ,  Mark 15:1-5 ,  Luke 23:6-12 ,  Mark 15:6-15 ). These events led up to Good Friday. Pilate tried to compromise with the religious leaders by ha...