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Easter warning: Crucifixion is bad for your health – NO s**t
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by samblesj | March 19, 2008 at 09:16 am
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Many people in the Philippines consider crucifixion and self flagellation good for the soul, but it is bad for your health according to new government advice for penitents.
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at 15:07 on March 19th, 2008
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at 18:35 on March 19th, 2008
These photos were taken in 1983 in Bulacan province near Manila. The reenactment varies from village to village. In some places the "Kristo" is not actually nailed to the cross but simply tied to it.
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at 06:35 on March 20th, 2008
These crosses are a private collection found in Candelaria, Quezon, South of Manila, Philippines.
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