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Photos show Philippine Catholics smearing mud on their bodies for festival honoring John the Baptist
A Catholic devotee covered in mud and dried banana leaves participates in the mud people festival on the feast day of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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What happenedPhotos show Philippine Catholics smearing mud on their bodies for festival honoring John the Baptist.
The headline splitToronto Star frames it as "Photos show Philippine Catholics smearing mud on their bodies for festival honoring John...". The Independent frames it as "Philippine devotees honor St. John the Baptist with a mud-covered display of faith".
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Left / center-leftPhotos show Philippine Catholics smearing mud on their bodies for festival honoring John the Baptist
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Photos show Philippine Catholics smearing mud on their bodies for festival honoring John the Baptist
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A Catholic devotee covered in mud and dried banana leaves participates in the mud people festival on the feast day of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Phil...
Photos show Philippine Catholics smearing mud on their bodies for festival honoring John the Baptist
BIBICLAT, Philippines (AP) — Devout Catholics smeared their bodies with mud and wore banana leaves as they participated in an annual festival in Bibiclat, a village in the Philippines, on W...
Philippine devotees honor St. John the Baptist with a mud-covered display of faith
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Devotees covered in mud and banana leaves took part in the annual Taong Putik festival in the Philippine village of Bibiclat, honoring St. John the Baptist in a tradition that blends Cathol...
