(ANSA) - ROMA, 29 MAR - epa11249101 Filipino Ruben Enaje (C),
who portrays Jesus Christ, is nailed to a wooden cross during a
re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good
Friday in San Fernando City, Pampanga province, Philippines, 29
March 2024. The 63-year-old Enaje is on his 35th year of
portraying Jesus Christ in the passion play. While the Catholic
church and government health officials have for years urged
devotees to refrain from self-inflicted pain during the Lent
season, practices of flagellation and painful depictions of the
suffering of Jesus Christ to express faith and penance have
become traditions that are hard to break in Catholic communities
all over the country. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA (ANSA).