Devout Thais Advised Of Health Measures
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BANGKOK, Thailand — Health officials in the Philippines warned the Roman Catholic faithful yesterday that re-enacting the crucifixion could be bad for their health and advised people taking part in the rituals to have a tetanus injection. On Good Friday, dozens of people, mostly men, will be nailed to wooden crosses, while hundreds more will strip to the waist and whip themselves until their backs are cut and bloody as a way of atoning for their sins.
