San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines. 24th March, 2016. (EDITORS NOTE: Image contains graphic content.) A flagellant's in front of Metropolitan Cathedral Church at San Fernando, Pampanga (North province of Manila) give respect to each churches that they are passing and 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 holy week in the Philippines that show of their vow of devotions or “Panata”. Credit: PACIFIC PRESS/Alamy Live News
(EDITORS NOTE: Image contains graphic content.) A flagellant’s in front of Metropolitan Cathedral Church at San Fernando, Pampanga (North province of Manila) give respect to each churches that they are passing and 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 holy week in the Philippines that show of their vow of devotions or “Panata”. The traditions are discouraged by the Catholic Church which they considered as superstitions of Old Folk Catholicism of self-harm that is against on the teaching of the church. The flagellant’s doing their ritual without any anesthesia as part of their faith or devotion. (Photo by Gregorio B. Dantes Jr. / Pacific Press)
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