John Javellana

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The New Aquino

A Carnival of Faith

A Carnival of Faith

Touristas can bring home a memory of Cutud in the form of a flail.

Rice being cooked in oversized cauldrons. Food and beverage products rake in enormous profits as thousands of tourists come to watch the spectacle of faith.

Flagellants whip their back as a voluntary ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Cutud town in Pampanga province, north of Manila

A boy looks at his father's wounds after his father made him whip his back as a ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Cutud town in Pampanga province, north of Manila

A flagellant cleans his wounds after whipping his back as a voluntary ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Cutud town in Pampanga province, north of Manila

A penitent to be nailed on a cross acts out his part in front of the tourists and media as part of  a voluntary ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday

Bystanders watch as a flagellants seemingly got lost and made their way accidentally into the crowd

A penitent to be nailed on a cross shows scars from previous crucifixions he has taken part in as a voluntary ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday

A penitent cries he is brought up to be presented to the audience after being nailed on a wooden cross in a voluntary ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Cutud town in Pampanga province, north of Manila

A penitent cries he is brought up to be presented to the audience after being nailed on a wooden cross in a voluntary ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Cutud town in Pampanga province, north of Manila

A penitent is displayed to the audience after being nailed on a wooden cross in a voluntary ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Cutud town in Pampanga province, north of Manila

A penitent cries as nails are removed from his palms after being nailed on a wooden cross in a voluntary ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Cutud town in Pampanga province, north of Manila

A penitent cries as he shows off wounds on his palm after being nailed on a wooden cross in a voluntary ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Cutud town in Pampanga province, north of Manila. Numerous penitents were nailed to a

Feast of the Black Nazarene

Devotees scramble as they prepare the rope to pull a statue of the Black Nazarene during a procession in Manila. Tens of thousands of devotees thronged Manila to snatch a glimpse or try to touch the centuries old black black statue of Jesus Christ a

Devotees scramble as they prepare the rope to pull a statue of the Black Nazarene during a procession in Manila. Tens of thousands of devotees thronged Manila to snatch a glimpse or try to touch the centuries old black black statue of Jesus Christ a

Devotees prepare the rope to pull a statue of the Black Nazarene during a procession in Manila. Tens of thousands of devotees thronged Manila to snatch a glimpse or try to touch the centuries old black black statue of Jesus Christ at the annual para

Devotees prepare the rope to pull a statue of the Black Nazarene during a procession in Manila. Tens of thousands of devotees thronged Manila to snatch a glimpse or try to touch the centuries old black black statue of Jesus Christ at the annual para

A devotee who passed out is carried to a first aid station at the start of a procession for the statue of the Black Nazarene in Manila. Tens of thousands of devotees thronged Manila to snatch a glimpse or try to touch the centuries old black black s

Devotees attempt to enter the gates of Quiapo church where the statue of the Black Nazarene will be returned at the end of the procession in Manila. Tens of thousands of devotees thronged Manila to snatch a glimpse or try to touch the centuries old

Devotees attempt to enter the gates of Quiapo church where the statue of the Black Nazarene will be returned at the end of the procession in Manila. Tens of thousands of devotees thronged Manila to snatch a glimpse or try to touch the centuries old

Devotees attempt to enter the gates of Quiapo church where the statue of the Black Nazarene will be returned at the end of the procession in Manila. Tens of thousands of devotees thronged Manila to snatch a glimpse or try to touch the centuries old