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Thursday, April 05, 2012

A painting for Good Friday/Black Friday I saw today in Sayulita, Nayarit

By Jack Brummet, Mexican Travel Editor

A fascinating and probably controversial painting I saw today in a gallery in Sayulita (a town maybe 20 miles up the coast from Bucerias, about which more later tonight...).

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Friday, April 06, 2007

Cruxufuxion In The Philippines: The Annual Nail Me To A Cross Ritual

As they do every Good Friday, Phillipine religious zealots were nailed to crosses on Good Friday in the San Pedro Cutud village. The bloody re-enactment draws thousands of tourists and the faithful. The ritual is very much frowned upon by religious leaders in the Philippines. It has nonetheless persisted to become one of the country's most-awaited events.

The devotees' palms and feet are attached to wooden crosses with 4-inch nails soaked in alcohol. But first they walk a mile to the mound, carrying a wooden cross on their backs. Ruben Enaje, a 46-year-old commercial sign maker,was today nailed to the cross for the 21st time. It's like a scene from a Mel Gibson movie.

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