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 Wednesday. The Taong Putik, or Mud People, festival has been passed on from generation to generation in the community as a way of sh
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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 Wednesday. The Taong Putik, or Mud People, festival has been passed on from generation to generation in the community as a way of sh
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 Wednesday. Devotees covered in mud and banana leaves took part in the annual Taong Putik festival in the Philippine village of Bibiclat, honoring St.
The Seattle Times reported the story as "Photos show Philippine Catholics smearing mud on their bodies for festival honoring John the Baptist."
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