Sinakulo Cainta 2014

Sinakulo Cainta 2014

Photography by Ryan Villanueva

For those who are not familiar with Sinakulo or the Passion Play. It is the public reenactment of the events that led to the death Jesus Christ.For us Christians this event is known as the Passion of Christ. Every lenten season communities all over the Philippines would organise big and small street performances with elaborate and colourful costumes for the whole cast from Christ to the Romans. For the person who is given the honour of playing Christ, its not an easy job, he will have to carry a heavy cross for long distances under the blistering sun, endure whips smacks on his back, and sometimes even tied to the cross. There are some rare and controversial cases where the actor who plays Christ even go as far as having themselves nailed on a cross but the local Catholic Church strongly discourages this practice.