Passing down a paved road through the fields, you find yourself flanked by the statues of martyrs. They are not smiling, and neither for that matter is anyone else. There are no sounds of merriment. No laughter or shouts of anger. Just people going about their drudgery in silence.

As you continue on, an odd sound breaks the quiet, the sound of pain and switches. Drawn to it, you find a crowd gathered around a circular dirt patch where a boy is being thrashed with canes by two men wearing demonic masks. Sensing your interest, the priest explains, "The boy has been there all night and he is now passing through 'the valley' where temptation can be found. To leave the circle is to give in to temptation. He is marked by his sins so he can remember his faults. To spare the rod, is to spoil the child."