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Picture: Philippines Cainta: Re-enactment of the Crucifixion. » Filename: PlpCaintaCross4409.jpg

Every Good Friday the Crucifixion is acted out in towns and villages all over the Philippines. Actors wear biblical costumes and men take turns at playing the part of Christ going through the Stations of the Cross. These scenes were captured in the town of Cainta, near Manila on Good Friday 4 April 2004.

More pictures of Good Friday re-enactments on the BBC website.

It's quite a spectacle. This subject is also photographed by the Spanish photographer Christina Garcia Rodero. The 'Christ' in the lower left photo is a different from the other three.

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