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Filipino villager to be nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace

A Filipino villager plans to be nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time in a Good Friday tradition dedicated to praying for peace in conflict areas.
The ritual merges Catholicism with folk superstitions, drawing tourists annually in Pampanga province.
The brutal spectacle resumed after a pause due to the pandemic, with penitents seeking relief and giving thanks for miracles.

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The Hindu

Crucifixions, whippings in Philippines on Good Friday

Hundreds gathered in villages around San Fernando city, north of Manila, to watch men punish themselves in a bid to atone for their sins or seek miracles from God.

1 month ago·India

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CTV News

A Filipino villager is nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace

A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea.

1 month ago·Canada

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Daily Mirror

Man cries as he's nailed to cross for 35th time in real Good Friday crucifixion

Ruben Enaje, a 63-year-old carpenter and sign painter, is on his 35th year of playing Jesus Christ in a real-life crucifixion re-enactment in a rural part of Pampanga, north of Manila

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

A Filipino villager is nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace

A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition. Carpenter and painter Ruben Enaje

1 month ago·United States

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abc News

Filipino villager to be nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace

A Filipino villager says he has signed up to be nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he says he will devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea

1 month ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Philippines' Catholic devotees nailed to crosses to re-enact crucifixion

CUTUD, Philippines (Reuters) - Catholic devotees were nailed to crosses in sweltering heat north of the Philippines capital Manila on Good Friday in a re-enactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. Read full story

1 month ago·Malaysia

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