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SAN FERNANDO, Philippines (AFP) - Devotees in the fervently Catholic Philippines were set to nail themselves to crosses and whip their backs bloody on Friday in extreme acts of devotion that attract thousands of spectators.
The annual ritual in scorching hot farmlands just outside of Manila is one of many colourful outpourings of faith in the Southeast Asian nation, where 80 per cent of its 100 million people are Catholics.
"I feel no pain because I know I am one with my God in suffering," 30-year-old construction worker Arjay Rivera told AFP before he slit his back with broken bottles and razors.
Rivera said he would march with a pack of flagellants while whipping his back with bamboo for the eighth straight year on Friday for God to heal his 54-year-old father, who has a hole in his heart.
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03-04-2015, 11:40 AM
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