Christian devotees whip their backs with bamboo strips on a street in San Juan, Pampanga on April 19, 2019, during the reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday. AFP PHOTO/NOEL CELIS
SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga: Eight men and a woman were nailed to crosses while hundreds of barefoot men beat themselves with flails on Good Friday, in a blood-soaked display of religious fervor in the Philippines.