penitensiya3

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

Faces of pain and suffering

Holy week or the lenten season is full of culture and belief for Filipinos. One of the most striking is the re-enactment of the flagellation and crucifixion of Christ.

These shots were taken in Laguna, where the practice of self flagellation continues. As they seek forgiveness of their sins thru this act.

They were masks to hide their faces but bare their blood.

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myudistira says:

auuwww.....it's hurt..
make me feel hurt too.... i can't explain about the blood, it makes me cannot speak :)
But overrall this is a great photos...great moment

thank you for sharing....
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

eman59 says:

you do skin tones so well in all your photos, which makes your penitensya series the most disturbing one i've seen on flickr.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

eLjeProks says:

very striking images of penintents !!!!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Project 7 http://www.joshuafernandez.com says:

i was around 13 years old, stuck my head out of the car while we were on the guiguinto highway in bulacan, just to see if it was real blood.

as i asked the question in my head, a man much like as shown above whacked his dorsum with his whip and unknowingly sprinkled my face with his own blood.

when we got to san miguel, sabi ng lola ko wag mag sususgat ng mahal na araw dahil hindi gagaling ang sugat mo.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

jelibeat says:

Striking jolly roger head gear . very journalistic. He is hiding the pain behind the mask im pretty sure.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

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