This 2012, the Pagtaltal sa Guimaras is on April 5-6.

It is a reenactment of the passion of Christ which is patterned after Oberrammergau Passion Play in South Bavaria, Germany. It is Lenten presentation on the hillside of Jordan, Guimaras staged by the townspeople every Good Friday. It is the final act of play when Jesus was taken off from the cross and laid on his mother's lap.

Backed up by a strong Christian community, Jordan has registered its first festival in Pagtaltal sa Jordan, Guimaras, a Good Friday spectacle. This saga of the sufferings of Christ is enacted with intense spirituality, religious realism theatrical color and mass appeal that outclass other presentation of similar flavor.

It has been attracting locals and tourists alike whose visit usually culminates in the trek to "Balaan Bukid". The ever increasing throng of spectators, both local and foreign, who brave the summer heat to witness Pagtaltal is a proof of its popularity. Pagtaltal should be in everyone's Holy Week schedule.

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photos/reference: guimaras.gov.ph