A flagellant's in Brgy. Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga perform their act of penance as self-flagellation and walking bare footed around the town. Self-flagellation every year of catholic devotees is an old tradition's that performed every holly week in the Philippines that show of their vow of devotions/faith or “Panata”. The traditions are discouraged by the Catholic Church in the Philippines, which they considered as superstitions of Old Folk Catholicism of self-harm that against on the teaching of the church. (Photo by Gregorio B. Dantes Press)

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