At least 11 impoverished villagers have signed up to be nailed to wooden crosses. They have signed up for this because they want to reenactment Jesus
Christ's crucifixion. This single event draws thousands of tourists to the village each year.
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SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) -- At least 11 mostly impoverished villagers have signed up to be nailed to wooden crosses in a bloody reenactment
of Jesus Christ's crucifixion that draws thousands of tourists to this northern village each year, an official said Thursday.
The Lenten ritual is opposed by religious leaders in the Philippines -- Southeast Asia's largest predominantly Roman Catholic nation -- but it has
persisted to become one of the country's most-awaited summer attractions in the farming village of San Pedro Cutud in Pampanga province, about 70
kilometers (45 miles) north of Manila.
Village leader Zoilo Castro said 11 men, mostly poor laborers, have registered to be crucified on Good Friday but added that more might agree to take
part in the ritual, which he expected would draw about 20,000 foreign and local tourists. He said 14 penitents were crucified last year.
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I have heard about this before and I think it is completely insane. I am Catholic and I still would never do anything like this. I am happy that the
religious leaders in the area have a negative view toward this, but it is amazing that people still want to be crucified.
