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MissMarple
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Fri Mar-25-05 01:46 PM
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| 12. Actually there is a form of that here, the Penitente Brotherhood. |
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There are still remnants of it in northern New Mexico. They have similar ceremonies that involve flagellation and carrying the cross. I'm not sure about being nailed to across, though. They may have done that in the 1800's. The tradition has been linked to Spain and may have connections with Sephardic Jews who converted under pressure from the Inquisition. There is a Penitente Canyon in the San Luis Valley of Colorado where there is rumored to be a Penitente cemetery. :-)
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