Why it is bad to take a bath on Good Friday

This enduring Filipino folk belief is rooted in an extreme form of religious indoctrination imposed by the Spanish friars of old, who considered the native custom of bathing daily rather odd. They ordered the indios to forsake bathing on Fridays, especially Good Fridays, as an act of penitence, otherwise a terrible illness will afflict them.

From Bong Barrameda's Pinoy Trivia V. 4 Anvil Publishing, Inc. Pasig City, Philippines

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