(18 Apr 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kalayaan, Laguna Province, Philippines – 18 April 2025
1. Various of penitents whipping their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites
2. Mid of Luis Bautista, whipping his back
3. SOUNDBITE (Tagalog) Luis Bautista, penitent:
“(We whip our backs) so we can also experience the hardships of Jesus Christ.”
4. Various of penitents whipping their backs
5. Various of penitents at a waterfall washing blood from their backs
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Paete, Laguna Province, Philippines – 16 April 2025
6. Various of people with floats with statues of Christ and saints
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Paete, Laguna Province, Philippines – 17 April 2025
7. Various of people re-enacting the life of Jesus Christ
STORYLINE:
Dozens of penitents whipped their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the streets of the southern Philippine town of Kalayaan, as Christians across the largely Catholic country commemorated the passion and sufferings of Jesus Christ.
Residents watched as men paraded the streets and flagellated themselves using whips made of wood, in a ritual which is frowned upon by the church.
Luis Bautista, a 27-year-old penitent, explained he takes part in the practice so he can "experience the hardships of Jesus Christ."
After going around town, the penitents hiked to a small waterfall to wash the blood from their backs.
Earlier in the week, residents of nearby Paete, a town of 25,000 people, pushed life-size statues of Christ and saints during an evening procession on Holy Wednesday. The following day, a play was performed at the town plaza under the scorching summer heat as part of Maundy Thursday rites.
Meanwhile, residents of nearby Paete, a town of 25,000 people, pushed life-size images of Christ and saints during an evening procession around small roads on Holy Wednesday.
The following day, a play was performed at the town plaza under the scorching summer heat as part of Maundy Thursday rites.
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