By MAIL FOREIGN SERVICE
Devout Filipinos have been nailed to crosses and whipped in an annual ritual to mark Good Friday.
Dozens of people were crucified in villages across the Roman Catholic country, in one of the world's most bizarre practices to mark the day when Christians believe Jesus Christ was put to death.
The event drew more than 10,000 Filipino and foreign spectators.
Among the devotees was Ruben Enaje, a 49-year-old sign painter who was nailed to a cross for the 24th time as his way of thanking God for his survival after falling from a building.
Mary Jane Mamangon, a 34-year-old rice cake vendor, was the lone female devotee to be nailed to a cross this year in San Juan village. It was her 14th time.
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