MELD MAGAZINE - The meaning of Easter, Apr 07, 2012

 "repeatedly flog themselves with whips made of thornbushes. On a mound where the mass of people is thickest, a man grimaces in pain as red-costumed soldiers drive inch-thick nails into his wrists before he is erected on a cross. The murmur of prayers continue despite the scorching midday sun beating down.
This is a scene not uncommon in parts of the predominantly-Catholic Philippines, where religious fervor reaches its height during the Holy Week -  a period beginning Palm Sunday and ending on Easter Sunday."
ALEXANDER LANGUAGE SCHOOLS