Extreme Easter: Flogging, crucifixions in Philippines
A Philippine Christian devotee is lowered from a cross after being nailed during a reenactment of the Crucifixion of Christ during Good Friday ahead of Easter in San Juan, Pampanga, on April 19, 2019. AFP PHOTO
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A Philippine Christian devotee is nailed to a cross during a reenactment of the Crucifixion of Christ during Good Friday ahead of Easter in San Juan, Pampanga, on April 19, 2019.
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Christian devotees whip their backs with bamboo strips on a street in San Juan, Pampanga on April 19, 2019, during the reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday.
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A flagellant has his back wounded to bleed as part of their penitence during the re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ for Good Friday in San Juan, Pampanga, north of Manila on April 19, 2019.