Photo essay: Philippines Mud People
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Teacher Leonila Arucan, dressed in dried banana leaves, takes part in the mud festival outside the church of St John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines. All photos: AP -
Devout Catholics carry a statue of St John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat -
A Catholic boy receives holy communion from a priest during the mud festival at Bibiclat -
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves and smeared with mud, participate in mass at the church -
Participants in the Taong Putik, or mud people, festival in Bibiclat -
A devotee lights candles outside the church of St John the Baptist -
A devotee carries candles towards the church -
Devout Catholics gather at the church -
A devotee prays at the church -
A boy walks towards the church during the mud festival -
A child waits for the start of mass -
A devout Catholic, covered in mud and dressed in dried banana leaves, participates in mass -
Devout Catholics gather at the church -
Devotees in their coats of banana leaves walk towards the church of St John the Baptist -
Devotees in Bibicat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines
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