Filipino Catholics reenact crucifixion on Good Friday

The Manila Times

Filipino Catholics reenact crucifixion on Good Friday   In a dramatic display of faith and fervor, Catholic devotees in the northern Philippine province of Pampanga are nailed to wooden crosses on Good Friday, April 18, 2025, re-enacting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The ceremony took place in Cutud, a village north of Manila, drawing hundreds of local and foreign spectators. What began as a modest stage play in the 1960s has since evolved into one of the country’s most striking Holy Week rituals. The crucifixion rituals are part of the Holy Week observance, which spans from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday and remains one of the most sacred and solemn times in the Philippine religious calendar.  REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net  Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #goodfriday #catholics

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00:00Winnie, how did you?

00:02Kaya para pa ako ng Yesus!

00:05Noong makagawa, may pa ako!

00:07Winnie!

00:09Kamu lang ang naiaral mo!

00:10Kaya para pa ako ng Yesus!

00:40Kaya kusuban ka lang ko, sambanda ka hanggang panwa!

00:53Yung una po, mga five seconds, puto sakit lang po.

00:59Kaya habang tumatagal, dahil yung dugo natin, pababa ng pababa, nararamdaman na natin, nawawala na po yung secret.

01:08Kaya nagtatagal tayo sa krus.

01:10What?

01:13Aaaaaaah!

01:18Hahahaha!

01:20Aturanody ng amantayong!

01:22Hahahaha!

01:24What the?

01:26Wait shall prohibit ng malakot!

01:29Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

01:32Midatoy.

01:34May respond a tu in Miss Salina.

01:37Let's go.

01:4936 na po ang taon na to.

01:52Ang pinagdasal ko lang sana maging mapayapa

01:54ang ating eleksyon,

01:57ang ating buong

01:58bansang Pilipinas.

02:00Sana yung mga sakuna medyo mabawasan.

02:02Huwag tayo matulad

02:03ang nangyari sa ibang bansa.

02:05At saka yung sakyo medyo,

02:09humihingi ako ng trabaho sa ating Panginoon.

02:35It's becoming more of a fascinant,

02:39it's becoming more of a fascination for foreigners here in the Philippines,

02:42and it's such an important event here today.

02:44There's lots of Filipinos out here,

02:46they're interested in what they wanted to see as well.

02:50It's becoming more of a fascination for foreigners here in the Philippines,

03:06and it's such an important event here today.

03:09There's lots of Filipinos out here,

03:12they're interested in what they wanted to see as well.

03:14And it just creates our curiosity.

03:15It's very moving,

03:17it's very dramatic,

03:18but it's a beautiful yet sad thing to watch.

03:20And it's worth traveling as far as Europe and Americas

03:23to come here to the Philippines to watch it.

03:25At yung mga tao po na nasa paanan ng borol,

03:28kung tapos na po tayong umakyag sa mismong borol,

03:32direksyon na po tayong lumabas sa area.

03:35And it's a beautiful place to watch it in the Philippines.

04:05Everyone is surprised to see the amount of devotion that goes into actually going through

04:10the process of getting crucified to a cross.

04:12So most people are shocked, but they're curious to watch the whole dramatic situation unfold.

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