Crucifixion on Good Friday
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