A tourist asked to be whipped by a local wearing a Roman soldier costume as part of an Easter tradition in the Philippines ... which reenacts the crucifixion of Jesus on April 18.

In the predominantly Catholic Philippines, Easter is preceded by dramatic reenactments of Jesus' crucifixion during Holy Week. Some even go as far as real-life crucifixions. Easter Sunday brings ...

Two other devotees joined him in re-enacting the crucifixion ... spans from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday and is one of the most sacred and solemn periods in the Philippines' religious calendar.

Indonesian Catholics reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ at Mount Gandul Meanwhile in the Philippines ... hundreds of Filipinos and tourists each Easter weekend to sites across Asia's only ...

In the Philippines, a decades-old tradition in the province of Pampanga sees the re-enactment of the crucifixion itself ... will culminate on Sunday with Easter celebrations.

Two other devotees joined him in re-enacting the crucifixion ... spans from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday and is one of the most sacred and solemn periods in the Philippines' religious calendar.

The crucifixion rituals are part of the Holy Week observance, which spans from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday and remains one of the most sacred and solemn times in the Philippine religious calendar.

Devotees in Cutud, Angeles, Pampanga reenact Christ's crucifixion ... from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday and is one of the most sacred and solemn periods in the Philippines’ religious calendar.

Two other devotees joined him in re-enacting the crucifixion ... spans from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday and is one of the most sacred and solemn periods in the Philippines’ religious calendar.

Re-enactments of Jesus' crucifixion in the heavily Catholic Philippines are famous for their ... which spans from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday and is one of the most sacred and solemn periods ...