Tastes of Heaven and Hell: Filipino Cuisine
Famously called the fruit the ‘tastes like heaven but tastes like hell,’ Durian disagrees with most western tastebuds for its rank smell (one that most closely resembles a backed up toilet!).
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Philippines
Top Ten Destinations: The Philippines
As the capital of the Philippines, Manila will be most’s first glimpse of the country, and doesn’t usually impress.
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Body of Christ: Ritual Crucifixions in San Fernando
As many as ten men each year volunteer to be Jesus and are nailed to the cross with slender silvery spikes.
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Hanging Coffins of Sagada
The people of Sagada have devised a unique burial ritual involving the placement of dead relatives into caves after carefully preparing a hollowed out log.
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Festivals of Penance
In San Fernando, 40 miles from Manila, the Capital of the Philippines, a controversial religious ritual takes place at Easter. The people of San Fernando re-enact the seven last days of Jesus Christ, culminating in crucifixion at high noon on good Friday.
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