Philippines reenact crucifixion on Good Friday
(7 Apr 2023) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4428340 RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS San Fernando, Pampanga - 7 April 2023 1. Wide of Good Friday crucifixion re-enactment, people on crosses HEADLINE: Filipinos reenact crucifixion on Good Friday 2. Man being taken down from cross and being carried by Roman soldier re-enactors ANNOTATION: Eight Filipinos were nailed to crosses to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a gory Good Friday tradition. 3. Various of women around Jesus Christ re-enactor ANNOTATION: The real-life crucifixions have taken place in the farming village of San Fernando in Pampanga province north of Manila. 4. Zoom out of person on cross 5. People watching ANNOTATION: The tradition has been rejected by the Catholic church, but draws huge crowds of devotees and tourists to the Philippines. 6. Zoom out of reenactment of Jesus carrying the cross ANNOTATION: Devotees, wearing thorny crowns of twigs, carry heavy wooden crosses on their backs for more than half a mile under the scorching heat. 7. Various of Ruben Enaje nailed up on the cross that’s being put upright ANNOTATION: Ruben Enaje, a 62-year-old San Fernando City resident, was the first to be nailed to the cross on Friday - for his 34th re-enactment. 8. SOUNDBITE (Tagalog) Ruben Enaje, 62 years-old, devotee participating in the crucifixion for the 34th time: “I dedicated this to my family, health, COVID - that it may be gone - I ask that from God. Also the war between those two countries—Ukraine and Russia. Only two of them are fighting but the whole world is affected.” 9. Gustavo González, UN representative to the Philippines and first-time audience member of crucifixions, being interviewed ANNOTATION: Gustavo González, UN representative to the Philippines, has been watching the event for the first time. 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Gustavo González, UN representative to the Philippines and first-time audience member of the crucifixions: “This is a quite deep way of expressing the needs of pardon, sacrifice and I think it’s extremely— for me it’s a learning experience. After COVID-19, all of us we’re trying to recover from a very painful time and this is extremely rewarding.” 11. Close of cloth with Jesus’ face being held by actor 12. Wide of crucifixion reenactment 13. Actor playing Roman soldier ANNOTATION: Good Friday is part of the Christian Holy Week when Christians celebrate Christ's resurrection from the dead. STORYLINE: Devout Catholics in the Philippines marked Good Friday with a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in San Fernando City, north of the capital Manila, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. The crucifixion ritual has been a tradition in the province of Pampanga for decades. The gory spectacle attracts huge crowds from around the world each year during Holy Week, despite it being frowned upon by church leaders. On Friday, thousands of people watched on as eight devotees, seven men and one woman, were nailed to wooden crosses. Devotees undergo the re-enactment in the belief that extreme pain is a way to atone for their sins, attain miracle cures for illnesses or give thanks to God. Ruben Enaje, a 62-year-old San Fernando City resident, was the first to be nailed to the cross on Friday - for his 34th re-enactment. “I dedicated this to my family, health, covid-- that it may be gone-- I ask that from God. Also the war between those two countries—Ukraine and Russia. Only two of them are fighting but the whole world is affected,” said Enaje. =========================================================== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
