Philippines marks Easter with annual ritual crucifixions, faithful self-flagellate in the streets

Christian devotees have been nailed to crosses in the Philippines, as Asia's Catholic heartland marked Easter with its annual extreme display of faith.
The gory crucifixions took place in dusty fields throughout Friday with thousands of spectators looking on, as others flogged themselves bloody with whips.
Ritual crucifixions are among the Catholic world's most extreme forms of worship and are done as part of Good Friday celebrations in some small villages in the Philippines, home to more than 80 million Catholics.
The nails go through both hands and both feet, but do not bear the weight of the penitents, who spend only a few minutes on the cross before being taken down and having their bloody wounds treated.
Men dressed as soldiers of the Roman Empire hammered large metal spikes through the hands and feet of Willy Salvador, who grimaced in silence as he lay with his arms spread atop a wooden cross.
"This is my personal way of thanking Him [God] for healing me," the 59-year-old fisherman told the AFP news agency, before being dragged barefoot through the streets of San Juan village.
"God helped me recover from a nervous breakdown," said Mr Salvador, who added he had been doing it every year since 2006.

Gory tourist attraction
After Mr Salvador, it was the turn of street vendor Alex Daranang, whose 20th crucifixion fell on the eve of his 60th birthday.
"The wounds heal fast β in two days they are practically healed," the gap-toothed grandfather said.
The act is frowned upon by the church, but has become a major tourist attraction.
Several thousand sightseers, including more than a dozen Western tourists, descended on the nearby village of San Pedro to witness the crucifixions and other forms of piety.
Around a knoll where three tall wooden crosses awaited the San Pedro devotees, vendors sold souvenir shirts, hats, soft drinks and food.
A giant television screen displayed the macabre events to the rest of the crowd.
On the pavements of the village streets, hundreds of shoeless men, their faces shrouded in black cloths, shuffled in slow processions as they lashed their own backs with whips tipped with bamboo strips.
The men stopped in unison occasionally to lie face down on the pavement, handing over the whips to assistants who administered more punishment.
Self-flagellations 'part of culture'
The extreme practices serve as an alternative to acts of Good Friday penance prescribed by the church, such as abstaining from work or from eating meat.
San Juan village chief Claro Tolentino said crucifixions and self-flagellations were part of the culture of the country, which converted to Catholicism during the 16th century Spanish colonial conquest.
"This is the culture that we were born into. Everyone should respect the culture and beliefs of our people," he added.
Father Douglas Badong, rector of the Quiapo Catholic Church in central Manila, said the church does not condone the practices.
Π€ΠΈΠ»Π»ΠΈΠΏΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°ΡΡ Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΡΡΠΈΡ
Π Π΅Π²Π½ΠΎΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΈ Π² Π°Π·ΠΈΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠΈΡ Π³Π»ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ½ΠΊΠ°Ρ Π€ΠΈΠ»Π»ΠΈΠΏΠΈΠ½ Π΅ΠΆΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΠ°ΡΡ ΠΈ ΡΠΊΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ Π²Π΅ΡΡ β ΠΏΡΠΈΠ±ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ ΠΊ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ°ΠΌ. ΠΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π²ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π°Π²Π»ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡ Π²ΡΡ ΠΏΡΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡ, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π»Π΅ΠΊΠ°Ρ ΡΡΡΡΡΠΈ Π·ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ, ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ Π½Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠ΅ Π±ΠΈΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ Π΄ΠΎ ΠΊΡΠΎΠ²ΠΈ.
Π’Π°ΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π» ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΡΡΠΈΡ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ°Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½Π°Ρ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠ°Π΅ΡΡΡ Π² Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ Π‘ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΡΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡ Π² Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ Π½Π΅Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π²Π½ΡΡ , Π³Π΄Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ 80 ΠΌΠΈΠ»Π»ΠΈΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ² ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ².
ΠΡΠΎΠ±ΠΈΡΡΠ΅ Π³Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΎΠ±Π΅ ΡΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΡ Π²Π΅Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎΡΡ, ΠΈ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π· Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΡΡ Π΄Π»Ρ Π·Π°Π»Π΅ΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π²ΡΡ ΡΠ°Π½.
ΠΡΠΆΡΠΈΠ½Ρ, Π½Π°ΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ Π ΠΈΠΌΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π»Π΅Π³ΠΈΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, Π²Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π»Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΡΡΡΡΠΈ Π² Π»Π°Π΄ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠΏΠ½ΠΈ ΠΠΈΠ»Π»ΠΈ Π‘Π°Π»ΡΠ²Π°Π΄ΠΎΡΠ°, ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΡΠ° ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²ΠΈΠ²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎΡΡ Π½Π° Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΠ½Π΅ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΡΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ°.
Β«ΠΡΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΉ Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ± ΠΎΡΠ±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΠ³ΠΎ (ΠΠΎΠ³Π°) Π·Π° ΠΌΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈΡΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅Β» - ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π» 59-Π»Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΉ ΡΡΠ±Π°ΠΊ Π°Π³Π΅Π½ΡΡΡΠ²Ρ Π€ΡΠ°Π½Ρ ΠΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΡΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅Π» ΠΏΠΎ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π²Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΡΠ»ΠΎΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌ Π‘Π°Π½-Π₯ΡΠ°Π½Π°. ΠΠ½ Π΄ΠΎΠ±Π°Π²ΠΈΠ», ΡΡΠΎ Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Π΅Ρ ΡΡΠΎ Ρ 2006 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°, ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΎ Β«ΠΠΎΠ³ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ³ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΠΎΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΡΡΡ ΠΎΡ Π½Π΅ΡΠ²Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΡΡΠ²Π°Β».
ΠΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ Π‘Π°Π»ΡΠ²Π°Π΄ΠΎΡΠ° Π½Π°ΡΡΠ°Π»Π° ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄Ρ ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΠ³ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ° ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ° ΠΠ°ΡΠ°Π½Π°Π½Π³Π°, ΡΡΠ΅ 20-Π΅ ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΏΠ°Π»ΠΎ Ρ ΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ Π΅Π³ΠΎ 60-Π»Π΅ΡΠΈΡ.
Β«Π Π°Π½Ρ Π·Π°ΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π±ΡΡΡΡΠΎ, ΠΏΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ Π² ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π΄Π²ΡΡ Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΉΒ» - ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ°ΠΌΠΊΠ°Π» ΡΠ΅ΡΠ±Π°ΡΡΠΌ ΡΡΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π΅Π΄ΡΠ»Ρ.
ΠΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π²Π°Ρ ΡΡΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ
Π¦Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ½Ρ Π½Π΅ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡΡ ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠΈΡΡΡΠ·Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΡΡΠ°Π²ΡΠΈΠ΅ Π³Π»Π°Π²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ.
ΠΠΊΡΠΊΡΡΡΠΈΠΈ Π² Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΡΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ, Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΡΠΊΠ° Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°Π΄Π½ΡΡ ΡΡΡΠΈΡΡΠΎΠ², ΡΠΏΡΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ Π² Π±Π»ΠΈΠΆΠ°ΠΉΡΡΡ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΡΡΠΊΡ Π‘Π°Π½-ΠΠ΅Π΄ΡΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ Π±Ρ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΡΠΌ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡ.
ΠΠΎΠΊΡΡΠ³ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ³ΠΎΡΠΊΠ°, Π³Π΄Π΅ ΡΡΠΈ Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ° ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π²Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ Π²Π΅ΡΡ Π‘Π°Π½-ΠΠ΅Π΄ΡΠΎ, ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΡΡΡ ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠ±ΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΊΠΈ, Π±Π΅Π·Π°Π»ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΊΡΡΠΊΠΈ. ΠΠΈΠ³Π°Π½ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΡΠΊΡΠ°Π½ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ ΠΆΡΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠΈΡ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΏΡ. ΠΠΎ ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΌ ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ ΠΌΡΠΆΡΠΈΠ½, Ρ Π·Π°ΠΊΡΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΡΡΠΏΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ Π»ΠΈΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, Π΄Π²ΠΈΠΆΡΡΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅Π΄Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ, Ρ Π»Π΅ΡΠ° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈ ΡΠΏΠΈΠ½Ρ ΠΏΠ»Π΅ΡΡΠΌΠΈ Ρ Π±Π°ΠΌΠ±ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΠΌΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ. ΠΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ°ΡΡΡ Π²Π½ΠΈΠ· Π»ΠΈΡΠΎΠΌ Π½Π° Π°ΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΡ, ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄Π°Π² Π½Π°Π³Π°ΠΉΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΡΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ Π½Π°ΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π½ΠΈΡ.
Π‘Π°ΠΌΠΎΠ±ΠΈΡΠ΅Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ β βΡΠ°ΡΡΡ ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΡΡβ
ΠΡΠΈ ΡΠΊΡΡΡΠΈΠΌΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΡΡΡΠ·Π°Π½ΠΈΡ Π²ΠΎΡΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΡΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π°Π»ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΠ²Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ²Π½ΡΠΌ ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠΈΠΌΠΈΡΠΌ Π‘ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΡΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡ, ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΎΡ ΠΌΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΈΡΠΈ.
ΠΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΡΠ° Π‘Π°Π½ βΠ₯ΡΠ°Π½Π° ΠΠ»Π°ΡΠΎ ΠΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠ±ΠΈΡΠ΅Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΡΡ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Ρ, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΡΠΏΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π·Π°Π²ΠΎΠ΅Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ Π² XVI Π²Π΅ΠΊΠ΅.
βΠΡ ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ Ρ ΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠΉ. ΠΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ΅Π½ ΡΠ²Π°ΠΆΠ°ΡΡ ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΡΡ ΠΈ Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄Π°β- Π΄ΠΎΠ±Π°Π²ΠΈΠ» ΠΎΠ½.
ΠΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΡΠ³Π»Π°Ρ ΠΠ°Π΄ΠΎΠ½Π³, Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π»Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ²ΠΈ Π‘Π²ΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ° Π² ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ»Π΅, Π·Π°ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ», ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²Ρ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²ΠΎΡΡΡΠ²ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊΠ΅. Β«Π¦Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²Ρ Π²ΡΡΡΡΠΏΠ°Π΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ² ΡΡΠΈΡ Π°ΠΊΡΠΎΠ², ΠΈΠ±ΠΎ ΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΠ» Π₯ΡΠΈΡΡΠΎΡ Π΄Π»Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠΏΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ, Π½Π°ΠΌ Π½Π΅ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΠΎΡΡΡΡΒ» - ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π» ΠΎΠ½.
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