San Pedro Cutud

San Pedro Cutud is a barangay in City of San Fernando, Pampanga province in the Philippines, approximately 70 kilometers north of Manila. It is known for annual re-enactments of the crucifixion of Jesus. During Holy Week each year, thousands of penitents arrive in the area to watch and take part in a pageant commemorating the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus, including the Good Friday flagellation and crucifixion rituals. A small number of participants choose to have their hands and feet temporarily nailed to makeshift crosses as a sign of faith and repentance; some undergo the ritual yearly.

It was on March 21, 2008, Pampanga carpenter Ruben Enage, 47, when he was nailed to a wooden cross on Good Friday for the 22nd time, since his first in 1985. 25 other penitents, including two women, were nailed on wooden cross on Good Friday in San Pedro Cutud. Central Luzon crucifixion reenactments were also held yearly, in Angeles City, Sto. Tomas, Pampanga, and in Bulacan. [ [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pam/2008/03/08/news/25.to.be.crucified.on.sf.good.friday.rites.html sunstar.com.p, 25 to be 'crucified' on SF Good Friday rites] ] [ [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=112621 Abs-Cbn Interactive, Pampanga carpenter to be nailed to cross for 22nd time] ]

ee also

*San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites
*Giant Lantern Festival
*City of San Fernando, Pampanga

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