Crucifixions and Flagellations, San Pedro Cutud, Pampanga.
The Cutud Lenten Rites are world-famous for the re-enactment of the Christ’s Passion and Death culminating with the actual nailing of people on a wooden cross. The Catholic Church dos not approve the crucifixions.
Aside from the crucifixions you can see dozens of barefoot and shirtless men, their faces hidden by black hoods repeatedly whipping their own bloodied backs with thin bamboo strips tied on a rope.
When: Every year on Good Friday
Where: San Pedro Cutud, Pampanga
My rating: 9/10
Very spectacular. Not recommended for the faint-hearted. Maybe a bit too much commercialized with too many tourists and media people. It is loosing its original spirit of penitencia (penitence).
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Zita » April 3rd, 2006 at 9:47 pm
May I suggest the “Pagtaltal” from Guimaras. It’s like passion of christ but in Ilonggo version.
Abe » April 4th, 2006 at 1:43 am
Hi Zita,
I only witnessed it once back in my high school days. I will blog about it once I get to see it.
Eric » April 6th, 2006 at 9:17 pm
anyobdy planning to go to pampanga this lenten season? might go there to pampanga thu-sunday of holy week.
anton » March 17th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
hey eric! am thinking of going to cutud!
nai » March 20th, 2008 at 11:12 am
how to go to Cutud from Manila?
francheska.ilabyu.net » Visita Iglesia » March 20th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
[...] nakakapagod siya kasi, as in naglakad lang kami. Part siya nung “sacrifice” namin. On the way nga, may mga gumagawa pa ng flagellations. [...]
djb Rizalist » March 21st, 2008 at 1:25 pm
The Catholic Bishops are lying sacks of sh*t for saying this is “unhealthy.” It’s idiotic, not unhealthy and they are hypocrites for not banning it.