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Braving high fuel costs, Filipinos flock to crucifixion spectacle
Hundreds attended the ritual as devotees said higher transport costs were no match for faith and tradition.
- Hundreds of Filipinos and tourists gathered north of Manila on Good Friday to witness one of the country's most blood-soaked religious displays, undeterred by rising fuel costs linked to the Middle East war.
- Fuel prices hit historic highs after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran over a month ago, prompting President Ferdinand Marcos to declare a "national energy emergency" last week.
- Businesswoman Gina Villanueva drove 70 km from Manila to "experience seeing this devotion firsthand," while Ricky Margate, 57, switched to a motorcycle to consume less fuel.
- John David, 49, whipped himself to pray for his seven-month-old baby's healing, continuing a family tradition where devotees allow three-inch nails to be driven into their palms.
- Snack vendor Mhekyle Salazar said "fuel prices are no match for the strength of our faith and tradition." The Catholic-majority country's annual spectacle typically draws up to 12,000 visitors.
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Braving high fuel costs, Filipinos flock to crucifixion spectacle
Hundreds of Filipinos and tourists flocked to a sun-bleached field north of Manila on Good Friday to witness one of the country's most blood-soaked displays of religious fervour, undeterred by rising fuel prices driven by the Middle East war.
This year, the faithful of this Catholic-major Asian nation were not intimidated by the rise in fuel prices caused by the war in the Middle East and came to a show that usually attracts up to 12,000 local and foreign visitors. Dozens of flogging agents with their bare torso and their face covered [...] The post Filipinos flock to the Good Friday crucifixion appeared first on Diario Digital Cronio de El Salvador.
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