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Devout Catholics hold dried banana leaves which they will use to cover themselves in, and walk towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, walk towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics walk, dressed in dried banana leaves, towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A devout Catholic holds the hand of a child as they walk towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A devout Catholic walks towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Catholic boy walks towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics gather at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A devout Catholics stands with roses at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Catholic boy receives the holy communion from a priest during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics carry a statue of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A devout Catholic lights candles outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A devout Catholic prays at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics cry as they participate in mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A young Catholic waits for the start of mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics gather at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, pray outside church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, pray outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A devout Catholic, dressed in dried banana leaves, participates in mass during the mud festival at the church of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, gather outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, stand for mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, participate in mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, gather outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Leonila Arucan, a teacher, dressed in dried banana leaves, participates in the mud festival walk toutside the church of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Devout Catholics hold dried banana leaves which they will use to cover themselves in, and walk towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, walk towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics walk, dressed in dried banana leaves, towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A devout Catholic holds the hand of a child as they walk towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A devout Catholic walks towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Catholic boy walks towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics gather at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A devout Catholics stands with roses at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Catholic boy receives the holy communion from a priest during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics carry a statue of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A devout Catholic lights candles outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A devout Catholic prays at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics cry as they participate in mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A young Catholic waits for the start of mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics gather at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, pray outside church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, pray outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A devout Catholic, dressed in dried banana leaves, participates in mass during the mud festival at the church of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, gather outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, stand for mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, participate in mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, gather outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Leonila Arucan, a teacher, dressed in dried banana leaves, participates in the mud festival walk toutside the church of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024.
- Aaron Favila - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
BIBICLAT, Philippines (AP) — It is well before daybreak in Bibiclat, a village in the northern Philippines surrounded by rice fields. Using only light from their cellphones to cut through the darkness, devout Catholics venture into the fields. If they’re fortunate, they will find an area where carabaos bathe, since the mud is softer there.
They smear mud over their bodies and then soak dried banana leaves in the mud. After dressing themselves with the leaves, they walk to the church of St. John the Baptist.
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