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  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    2 months ago

    There are some pretty hardcore Filipinos.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion_in_the_Philippines

    Crucifixion in the Philippines is a devotional practice held every Good Friday, and is part of the local observance of Holy Week. Devotees or penitents called magdarame in Kapampangan willingly have themselves crucified to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering and death, while related practices include carrying wooden crosses, crawling on rough pavement, and self-flagellation. Penitents consider these acts to be mortification of the flesh, and undertake these to ask forgiveness for sins, to fulfil a panatà (Filipino, “vow”), or to express gratitude for favours granted. In the most famous case, Ruben Enaje drives four-inch nails into both hands and feet and then he is lifted on a wooden cross for around five minutes.[1]

      • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        Yeah…I don’t know how long it takes for everyone, but another example:

        Gilbert Bargayo – crucified for the 15th time in Carcar, Cebu, and for the 17th time in Barangay Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City in 2012. Six-inch nails pierced his palms and feet, and took 45 minutes to all be hammered in.[21]

        I’m just kinda imagining someone taking 45 minutes to finish hammering nails through my appendages.