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Apr. 13th, 2001
WOO! ANOTHER PARTY DAY!
Apr. 13th, 2001 03:35 pmFriday 13th is always a good time of the year. Being out here in NF means I can't celebrate it like I'm used to doing, but I'll be sure to have as much as I normally did. It's just going to have to be with a smaller number of friends unfortunately. Most probably just me, but I'll be sure to have some fun ;)
A report on last night will be made later on after I get a few things done.
A report on last night will be made later on after I get a few things done.
What the.....?
Apr. 13th, 2001 06:02 pmIt's amazing what people will go through for their faith. Check this out:
InfoBeat - Filipinos nailed to crosses
SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine fish vendor was
nailed to the cross for the last time Friday, fulfilling his vow to
go through the annual Lenten ritual 15 times to give thanks for his
mother's recovery from tuberculosis.
Heresito Sangalang, 45, was among about a dozen Filipinos,
including one woman, who were nailed to crosses in bloody rituals
to mark Good Friday penance and seek answers to prayers. Scores
more flogged themselves in this Christian-dominated Asian country.
About 2,000 people, including foreign tourists, flocked around
three black crosses on a sun-baked mound fenced off by barbed wire
where at least nine of the crucifixions took place.
People with cameras jostled with journalists for a good spot to
take pictures of men taking on the role of Jesus Christ. Each man
was crucified with nails sterilized in alcohol.
Sangalang, long-haired and bearded, wore a dark red robe, a
crown made of thorny vines and sandals. He gave instructions on
where to pound the nails _ in between the bones of his hands and
feet _ but still grimaced as they were driven in.
Sangalang was also tied to the cross with pieces of cloth around
his arms to support him as he hung. He stayed in place for a few
minutes under the scorching sun before he was hauled down and
another took his place.
Around the country, meanwhile, groups of hooded flagellants
whipped their backs and walked barefooted through villages. Their
guides and monitors first drew blood by cutting their backs with a
brush-like instrument studded with broken glasses or shaving
blades.
On Thursday night, Filipino families visited 14 churches
representing the 14 stations of the cross _ the events leading to
Christ's sufferings on his way to be crucified. And around metro
Manila, thousands of barefoot devotees walked from their homes to
worship at the capital's Quiapo district church.
InfoBeat - Filipinos nailed to crosses
SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine fish vendor was
nailed to the cross for the last time Friday, fulfilling his vow to
go through the annual Lenten ritual 15 times to give thanks for his
mother's recovery from tuberculosis.
Heresito Sangalang, 45, was among about a dozen Filipinos,
including one woman, who were nailed to crosses in bloody rituals
to mark Good Friday penance and seek answers to prayers. Scores
more flogged themselves in this Christian-dominated Asian country.
About 2,000 people, including foreign tourists, flocked around
three black crosses on a sun-baked mound fenced off by barbed wire
where at least nine of the crucifixions took place.
People with cameras jostled with journalists for a good spot to
take pictures of men taking on the role of Jesus Christ. Each man
was crucified with nails sterilized in alcohol.
Sangalang, long-haired and bearded, wore a dark red robe, a
crown made of thorny vines and sandals. He gave instructions on
where to pound the nails _ in between the bones of his hands and
feet _ but still grimaced as they were driven in.
Sangalang was also tied to the cross with pieces of cloth around
his arms to support him as he hung. He stayed in place for a few
minutes under the scorching sun before he was hauled down and
another took his place.
Around the country, meanwhile, groups of hooded flagellants
whipped their backs and walked barefooted through villages. Their
guides and monitors first drew blood by cutting their backs with a
brush-like instrument studded with broken glasses or shaving
blades.
On Thursday night, Filipino families visited 14 churches
representing the 14 stations of the cross _ the events leading to
Christ's sufferings on his way to be crucified. And around metro
Manila, thousands of barefoot devotees walked from their homes to
worship at the capital's Quiapo district church.