Today: PHILIPPINES Easter, Apr 06, 2012

Search

ALS, Alexander Language Schools Franchise


Apr 6, 2012

PHILIPPINES Easter, Apr 06, 2012


View Larger Map
Philippines stages bloody Easter crucifixions
AFP
By Noel Celis (AFP) – 8 hours ago SAN FERNANDO, Philippines— Roman Catholic fanatics in the Philippines had themselves nailed to the cross Friday in a bloody display of religious frenzy as the Christian world marked the day Jesus was crucified.
See all stories on this topic »



AFP
Philippines stages Easter crucifixions
Independent Online
By SAPA Filipino penitent Bobby Gomez grimaces while being nailed to a wooden cross during a reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion on Good Friday in Barangay Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga in northern Philippines April 6, 2012.
See all stories on this topic »


Independent Online
Philippines stages bloody crucifixions for Easter
The Australian
ROMAN Catholic fanatics in the Philippines have been voluntarily nailed to the cross in a bloody display of religious frenzy as the Christian world marks the day Jesus was crucified. The gruesome real-life re-enactments of the crucifixion, ...
See all stories on this topic »

Good Friday around the world
Seattle Post Intelligencer
COM STAFF Roger Marco is nailed to a cross during Good Friday in front of a large crowd of spectators in Paombong town north of the Philippine capital. Penitents from "Jesus Yacente" brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain.
See all stories on this topic »

Good Friday, Easter a time for celebration, not horrific re-enactments
Evansville Courier & Press
By Julie Rosenbaum-Engelhardt Taking a trip outside Clark Air Force Base on Luzon Island in the Philippines in 1963, Paul Werner was astounded by what he was witnessing on Good Friday. He saw Filipinos re-enacting the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
See all stories on this topic »

Reuters Odd News Summary
Chicago Tribune
Many Filipino devotees perform religious penance during the week leading up to Easter Sunday as a form of worship and supplication, a practice discouraged by Catholic bishops, but widely believed by devotees to cleanse sins, cure illness and even grant ...
See all stories on this topic »

Christians mark Good Friday with prayers
CBC.ca
Christians around the world are gathering to commemorate the death of Jesus, who they believe was crucified on Good Friday and resurrected on Easter Sunday. Good Friday marks the day that Jesus ate his last supper, according to the Gospels, ...
See all stories on this topic »

CBC.ca
Philippines marks Good Friday with crucifixions, bloody rituals
Monsters and Critics.com
Tens of thousands of devotees and tourists flocked to the northern provinces of Pampanga and Bulacan to witness the Good Friday rituals that highlight Eastercelebrations in the Philippines. The main event took place in San Pedro Cutud village in ...
See all stories on this topic »
Asian stocks muted in holiday-thinned trading ahead of US hiring report
Washington Post
... delayed until Monday because of the Easter long weekend. US stock markets are closed Friday and much of Europe is also on holiday. In Asia, markets are closed in Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and the Philippines.
See all stories on this topic »
What is Good Friday? Pictures of Holy Day from Around the World
International Business Times
The Holy Day falls every Friday proceeding Easter Sunday, but for Western Christians the holiday coincides with the Jewish Passover holiday this year. For the Eastern Orthodox churches, Good Friday falls next week. The religious holiday is observed ...
See all stories on this topic »
Fervent Filipino Catholics nailed to crosses for Good Friday
New York Daily News
More than 20 people were willingly nailed to wooden crosses as tourists flocked to the northern province of Pampanga to witness the Good Friday rituals that highlight Easter celebrations in thePhilippines. A Filipino devotee nails the feet of woman ...
See all stories on this topic »

New York Daily News
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the ...
Washington Post
In Asia, markets are closed in Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and the Philippines. Oil trading is also suspended on Good Friday. Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average closed down 0.8 percent while South Korea's Kopsi was up ...
See all stories on this topic »
Tebow to deliver Easter sermon
KFVS
Champion told the reporter he did not know why Tebow chose the church as the place to speak on Easter. Tebow was born in the Philippines during a mission trip by his parents and grew up in the Jacksonville, FL, area. He went to school at the University ...
See all stories on this topic »
Dramatic religious gestures on Easter? Not for Kenyans!
The Star
... often criticised as distorting the Easter message. The annual ritual draws thousands of spectators to San Fernando, 80km north of the Philippinescapital Manila, where penitents flagellate themselves and a hold a series of crucifixions in villages, ...
See all stories on this topic »
Christians NAILED to crosses in gruesome Good Friday re-enactment of Jesus's ...
Daily Mail
By Rob Cooper Christians were nailed to crosses in thePhilippines today in a grim Good Friday reenactment of Jesus's suffering. Thousands of people watched as 17 devoted Catholics were 'crucified' in the gruesome annual ritual.
See all stories on this topic »

Daily Mail
Photos: Holy Week Around The World
Denver Post
Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.(CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images) Filipino self-taught artist Ronald Bautista works on his version of the Passion of ...
See all stories on this topic »
Good Friday in Jerusalem
CNN
'It was very festive, people were happy and excited and I met people from Goa (India), France, Poland, Russia, a lot of people from the Philippines,' he says. He tells us, there were other processions in the Old City, but this was one of the most ...
See all stories on this topic »
Penitence, pain as Christians mark Good Friday
msnbc.com (blog)
Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. A boy looks at the palm of a penitent nailed on a wooden cross during a reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion on ...
See all stories on this topic »
Christians observe Good Friday
WBXH
Christians believe Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and resurrected onEaster Sunday. Thousands gathered in the Philippines to witness devotees mark Good Friday by getting nailed to crosses. The yearly rites re-enacting Jesus Christ's suffering ...
See all stories on this topic »
Black Saturday
Tempo
By CHRISTINA I. HERMOSO Manila, Philippines – Catholics observe Black Saturday, the last day of the Holy Week, with a mixture of mourning and joy as the faithful observe the Day of the Entombed Christ early in the day and theEaster vigil in the ...
See all stories on this topic »
Good Friday: The Bizarre Ritual Of Filipino Crucifixions (PICTURES)
Huffington Post UK
But it is, nonetheless, a radical way to celebrate Easter and to repent your sins in the eyes of the Lord, which is why, according to Filipino newspaper ThePhilippine Star, Catholics in the country are being urged to not take part in the celebrations, ...
See all stories on this topic »
Icarus Award: Not So Good Friday
Peter Greenberg.com Travel News
Yes, we have the typical roundup of badly behaving travelers and badly behaving travel professionals, but we also have some Easter-themed mayhem. See this week's five nominees and vote for the worst Easteroffender. The Philippines is drawing attention ...
See all stories on this topic »
Barefoot Filipinos Perform Extreme Penitence During Holy Week [PHOTOS]
IBTimes.co.uk
By Monami Thakur: Subscribe to Monami Thakur's RSS feed Hooded barefoot devotees in the Philippines performed extreme acts of penitence during the Holy Week to atone for their sins that culminates on Good Friday. The annual religious ritual involves ...
See all stories on this topic »

IBTimes.co.uk
Parents from Philippines may qualify for OAS
Toronto Star
I must add that Canada has a standing Social Security agreement with our home country, Philippines. This issue is causing some division between my parents and me and so I would like some clarity on this issue. All the government websites (such as ...
See all stories on this topic »
Are Passover and the Last Supper linked? And why is today called 'Good' Friday ...
National Post
Worldwide, Easter commemorations ranged from actual crucifixions in the Philippines to Irish commemorations of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, a key development in the Northern Ireland peace process. In Canada, plenty of lapsed Christians will...
See all stories on this topic »

National Post
Blasts hit Philippines' Palawan
The Nation, Pakistan
MANILA - Two explosions rocked the western Philippine tourist island of Palawan on Thursday, leaving three local residents injured, police said. The authorities said they did not know the motive of the late-afternoon attacks, which occurred during the ...
See all stories on this topic »

The Nation, Pakistan
Christians around the world are marking Good Friday today
WVLA-TV
People in the German town of Bensheim marked the beginning of Easter by re-enacting Jesus' walk of suffering to his death on a cross. Almost 100 actors took part in the procession. In one town in the Philippines, they take the re-enactments a step ...
See all stories on this topic »
Asia stocks muted in holiday-thinned trading
BusinessWeek
... delayed until Monday because of the Easter long weekend. US stock markets are closed Friday and much of Europe is also on holiday. In Asia, markets are closed in Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and the Philippines.
See all stories on this topic »
Asia Stocks Muted In Holiday-Thinned Trading
NPR
... delayed until Monday because of the Easter long weekend. US stock markets are closed Friday and much of Europe is also on holiday. In Asia, markets are closed in Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and the Philippines.
See all stories on this topic »
Philippines stages bloody Easter crucifixions | The Raw Story
By Agence France-Presse
Roman Catholic fanatics in the Philippines had themselves nailed to the cross Friday in a bloody display of religious frenzy as the Christian world marked the day Jesus was crucified. The gruesome real-life re-enactments of the crucifixion, ...
The Raw Story
Good Friday: Filipino Devotees Nailed To Crosses In Holy Week ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines -- Thousands of people gathered inPhilippine villages to watch devotees being nailed to crosses as they marked Good Friday by re-enacting Jesus Christ's suffering, a yearly rite that continues even as ... Each day from Good Friday to Easter Sunday offers the Church a profound spiritual message as it confronts the horrific effects of the crimes of clerical sexual abuse, which have convulsed the church, first in the United States, and now in Europe.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Holy Saturday
By Rappler.com
EASTER'S EVE. Rappler marks Holy Saturday, the day before Easter, with the MTV "Pagbabasbas" performed by Blue Ketchup. MANILA, Philippines – Easteris near. On Holy Saturday, April 7, Christians anticipate the central feast of Jesus ...
RAPPLER
ABC Radio Australia News:Stories:Bishops fight Philippines' Easter ...
The Philippines is a largely Catholic country and at Easter public displays of suffering are common.
www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201204/3472331.htm?...
Australia Network News:Stories:Bishops fight Philippines' Easter ...
The Philippines is a largely Catholic country and at Easter public displays of suffering are common.
australianetworknews.com/stories/201204/3472331.htm?...
Easter treats - The Philippine Star » Lifestyle Features » Travel and ...
Plunge into the bottomless blue for a one-of-a-kind under-the-sea Easteradventure with the Little Mermaid and swim off to a magical party set at the Grand ...
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=793037...87
Philippines stages bloody Easter crucifixions - Times LIVE
Roman Catholic fanatics in the Philippines had themselves nailed to the cross Friday in a bloody display of religious frenzy as the Christian world marked the...
www.timeslive.co.za/.../philippines-stages-bloody-easter-crucif...
Philippines stages bloody Easter crucifixions - Yahoo! News ...
Read 'Philippines stages bloody Easter crucifixions' on Yahoo! NewsPhilippines. Roman Catholic fanatics in the Philippines had themselves nailed to the cross ...
ph.news.yahoo.com/philippines-stages-bloody-crucifixions-m...
Philippines stages real-life crucifixions for Easter | Herald Sun
ROMAN Catholic fanatics in the Philippines have been voluntarily nailed to the cross in a bloody display of religious frenzy as the Christian world marks the day ...
www.heraldsun.com.au/.../story-e6frf7lf-1226320638989
Philippines stages bloody Easter crucifixions
By Noel Celis (AFP) – 8 hours ago SAN FERNANDO, Philippines — Roman Catholic fanatics in the Philippines had themselves nailed to the cross Friday in a ...
www.google.com/.../ALeqM5hqDU8Dvqu3u6suqDJjbifpmHz...
easter 2012 procession/crucifixion - anyone going?? - Philippines ...
On TripAdvisor's Philippines travel forum, travelers are asking questions and offering advice on topics like "easter 2012 procession/crucifixion - anyone going?
www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g294245-i3256-k5302243-...
Egg Hunting
Egg hunt is a common thing to do during Easter, especially for children. But here in the Philippines, Easter egg hunt is only done in Cities. Like in the malls and ...
wowphilippines.com/blog/egg-hunting/
New ebook covers traditional Easter Week festivities in Philippines ...
New ebook covers traditional Easter Week festivities in Philippines town of Mogpog. Masks of the Moryons: Easter Week in Mogpog is a unique travel ebook ...
www.prlog.org/11837687-new-ebook-covers-traditional-easte...
Boracay Philippines Easter Holiday
Fridays Boracay Philippines Easter holidays. ... Every Easter, Fridays Boracay plays host to a grand Easter egg hunt. Guests and visitors having their meals in ...
www.fridaysboracay.com/news.do?id=12386
Celebrating Easter Sunday: egg hunts, and then some
By AMANDA LAGO, GMA News April 2, 2012 1:24pm For a predominantly Catholic country such as the Philippines, Easter Sunday is typically met with much ...
www.gmanetwork.com/.../celebrating-easter-sunday-egg-hunts...
Philippines stages bloody crucifixions for Easter
ROMAN Catholic fanatics in the Philippines have been voluntarily nailed to the cross in a bloody display of religious frenzy as the Christian world marks the day ...
www.heraldsun.com.au/.../story-e6frf7jx-1226320639666
Alexander Language Schools, Franchise Alexander Language Schools info@als-alexander.org or interalex1@yahoo.com Products and Services Surrender the Heart (Surrender to Destiny)Alexander Dictionary of English Idioms: English-FrenchUnder the SunStealing JakeAlexander Dictionary of English Idioms: English-Swedish

No comments: