MABALACAT CITY, Philippines - Catholics in the northern Philippine province of Pampanga, many bare-chested and hooded, practice self-flagellation in the sweltering heat in the week before Easter to ...
AP PHOTOS: Devout in the Philippines mark Holy Week with flagellations, processions and passion play
KALAYAAN, Philippines (AP) — Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the the southern Philippine town of Kalayaan, as Christians across this largely ...
Shiite Muslims across the globe on Tuesday observed Ashura, an annual commemoration mourning the seventh-century martyrdom of a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. Imam Hussein bin Ali’s death in the ...
The Good Friday flagellation tradition draws thousands of Catholic devotees to the Philippines every Easter - Copyright AFP Ted ALJIBE The Good Friday flagellation ...
FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 file photo, Shiite Muslim men beat themselves with knives attached to chains during a procession to mark Ashoura in Kabul, Afghanistan. In a report released on ...
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