good-friday

Sarah Hedgecock · 04/18/14 10:40AM

Pilgrims walk with crosses on the final leg of the Northern Cross pilgrimage to Holy Island, in Berwick Upon Tweed, England, on Friday. The pilgrims walk around 100 miles through Northumberland and the Scottish Borders during Holy Week. Image via Scott Heppell/AP.

Scary Crucifixion Rituals Around the World

Maureen O'Connor · 04/04/10 02:21PM

Easter is the best holiday for sadists, as Catholics worldwide bloody themselves imitating the passion of Christ, just like Mel Gibon's torture porno with that name. It's also rural Filipinos' annual season of infamy, for literally nailing themselves to crosses.