Hundreds of people showed up outside the 220-year-old San Fernando Cathedral in Metro Manila to repent for their sins at the beginning of Easter commemorations.
Here you’ll see people who thrashed their backs, shredding into tender flesh and sketching blood. 85% of the population here in the Philippines are Roman Catholic, which is why the Easter and Lenten season is devoutly observed. Department of Health always issues the same cautions against contagions: if people want to be crucified they should make sure that the nails are disinfected ahead of time.