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Filipinos celebrate Feast of Saint John

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-06-24 15:11
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Filipinos celebrate Feast of Saint John

A priest sprinkles holy water at devotees covered in mud and dried leaves during a mass to celebrate the feast day of their patron Saint John the Baptist, in the remote village of Bibiclat in Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila June 24, 2010. Hundreds of devotees cover themselves with mud and leaves as a sign of humility during this day, following a religious tradition which has been held in the village annually since 1945.[Agencies]]