Easter Crucifixion Parade Returns To Philippines After Pandemic

SAN FERNANDO, PHILIPPINES - APRIL 07: Penitent Ruben Enaje is carried away in a stretcher after he was nailed to a cross during Good Friday crucifixions on April 07, 2023 in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines. Holy Week is a Christian observance that commemorates the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, typically observed during the week leading up to Easter Sunday. As Asia's most Catholic nation, Holy Week is observed in the Philippines as a significant religious holiday with various customs and traditions. Crucifixions have been allowed on Good Friday for the first time since the pandemic. The practice involves penitents being voluntarily nailed to a cross as a form of penance, but it is seen as extreme and is strongly discouraged by the Catholic church. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)