Blades opened up the flesh cutting deep into their veins beating their back continuously with small bamboo sticks as their body starts to numb preparing their selves for the rituals of purification. Blood starts to spill from the wounds they pray for mercy begging forgiveness from the sins they committed. Veiled by a black cloth covering their face without hesitation barefotted they walk to the path of salvation the holy cross awaits, hammer and nails already been sterilized voluntary nailed his body, feel the agonizing pain from the scourge of punishment fresh and warm blood floods into their body endure the pain torment upholding their breath deep within their souls self inflicted pain, crushing their souls believing foro their salvation completely submerging they selves to their god. ferocious suffering just for an impermanent cleansing severe traditional method of painful confessing of sins celebrating purity and innocence under the scars from the wounds permanently consumed by the external salvation.