Philippines always makes us astonish.
Penitencia is one of the most unusual Christian rituals performed nowadays.I’m ashamed to admit that I had no idea that the Philippines is the only officially Christian nation in Asia. What surprised me even more was their strong belief in God and the rituals they perform to prove their faith.
One of these rituals is Penitencia, where people actually get themselves nailed to the cross like Jesus Christ was. Others dress up like Roman soldiers and do all the nailing and the torturing. No one really dies in these proceedings, because they are only crucified for minutes, not hours, but it definitely isn’t pleasant( those nails really hurt).
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