San Pedro Cutud

San Pedro Cutud is a barangay in the city of San Fernando, Pampanga province in the Philippines, approximately 70 kilometers (43 mi) north of Manila.

San Pedro Cutud
San Pedro
Barangay San Pedro welcome arch
Barangay San Pedro welcome arch
San Pedro Cutud is located in Philippines
San Pedro Cutud
San Pedro Cutud
Coordinates: 15°3′33.82″N 120°39′24.14″E
Country Philippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvincePampanga
District3rd district
CitySan Fernando
Population
 (2020)
  Total12,049
Native languagesKapampangan
Tagalog

Culture

Three people crucified in San Pedro Cutud on Good Friday 2023
Three people crucified in San Pedro Cutud on Good Friday 2023

San Pedro Cutud is known for annual re-enactments of the crucifixion of Jesus. During Holy Week each year, thousands of penitents arrive in the area to watch and take part in a pageant commemorating the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus, including the Good Friday flagellation and crucifixion rituals. A small number of participants choose to have their hands and feet temporarily nailed to makeshift crosses as a sign of faith and repentance; some undergo the ritual yearly.

2008 Crucifixion

On March 21, 2008, Pampanga carpenter Ruben Enaje, 47, was nailed to a wooden cross for the 22nd time on Good Friday, since his first in 1985. 25 other penitents, including two women, were nailed on wooden cross on Good Friday in San Pedro Cutud. Central Luzon crucifixion reenactments were also held yearly, in Angeles City, Sto. Tomas, Pampanga, and in Bulacan.[1][2]

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