Showing posts with label Philippines Easter crucifixons draw huge crowds. Show all posts
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Friday, April 18, 2014

Philippines' Easter crucifixons draw huge crowds

SAN FERNANDO, Philippines - Thousands of people flocked to rural fields in the Philippines on Friday to witness the gruesome spectacle of men being crucified in their annual Easter re-enactment of the death of Jesus Christ. The ritual, held every year to mark Good Friday in Asia's bastion of Catholicism, has been going on for decades, becoming a major tourist draw despite official disapproval ... More here: Philippines' Easter crucifixons draw huge crowds