Celebrating Feast Day

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Updated On Jun 24, 2012 05:20 pm IST

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Devotees, covered with mud and dried banana leaves, light candles as they take part in a religious ceremony celebrating the feast day of their Catholic patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila, June 24, 2012. Hundreds of devotees took part in this annual religious tradition, which has been held in the village since 1945. Reuters/Erik De Castro

Updated on Jun 24, 2012 05:20 pm IST

Devotees, covered with mud and dried banana leaves, light candles as they take part in a religious ceremony celebrating the feast day of their Catholic patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila, June 24, 2012. Hundreds of devotees took part in this annual religious tradition, which has been held in the village since 1945. Reuters/Erik De Castro

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Devotees, covered in dried banana leaves, roam around the village as they take part in a religious ceremony celebrating the feast day of their Catholic patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila, June 24, 2012. Hundreds of devotees took part in this annual religious tradition, which has been held in the village since 1945. Reuters/Erik De Castro

Updated on Jun 24, 2012 05:20 pm IST

Devotees, covered in dried banana leaves, roam around the village as they take part in a religious ceremony celebrating the feast day of their Catholic patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila, June 24, 2012. Hundreds of devotees took part in this annual religious tradition, which has been held in the village since 1945. Reuters/Erik De Castro

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A devotee covered with mud receives a Holy Communion during a religious ceremony celebrating the feast day of their patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila, June 24, 2012. Hundreds of devotees took part in this annual religious tradition, which has been held in the village since 1945. Reuters/Erik De Castro

Updated on Jun 24, 2012 05:20 pm IST

A devotee covered with mud receives a Holy Communion during a religious ceremony celebrating the feast day of their patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila, June 24, 2012. Hundreds of devotees took part in this annual religious tradition, which has been held in the village since 1945. Reuters/Erik De Castro

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A devotee lies on his side while applying mud onto his body in a rice field during a religious ceremony celebrating the feast day of the Catholic patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila, June 24, 2012. Hundreds of devotees took part in this annual religious tradition, which has been held in the village since 1945. Reuters/Erik De Castro

Updated on Jun 24, 2012 05:20 pm IST

A devotee lies on his side while applying mud onto his body in a rice field during a religious ceremony celebrating the feast day of the Catholic patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila, June 24, 2012. Hundreds of devotees took part in this annual religious tradition, which has been held in the village since 1945. Reuters/Erik De Castro

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Devotees, covered with mud and dried banana leaves, pray during a holy mass celebrating the feast day of their patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila, June 24, 2012. Hundreds of devotees took part in this annual religious tradition, which has been held in the village since 1945. Reuters/Erik De Castro

Updated on Jun 24, 2012 05:20 pm IST

Devotees, covered with mud and dried banana leaves, pray during a holy mass celebrating the feast day of their patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila, June 24, 2012. Hundreds of devotees took part in this annual religious tradition, which has been held in the village since 1945. Reuters/Erik De Castro

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A devotee, covered with mud and dried banana leaves, attends a holy mass celebrating the feast day of their patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila. Reuters/Erik De Castro

Updated on Jun 24, 2012 05:20 pm IST

A devotee, covered with mud and dried banana leaves, attends a holy mass celebrating the feast day of their patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila. Reuters/Erik De Castro

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Devotees, covered with mud and dried banana leaves, take part in a religious ceremony celebrating the feast day of their Catholic patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila. Reuters/Erik De Castro

Updated on Jun 24, 2012 05:20 pm IST

Devotees, covered with mud and dried banana leaves, take part in a religious ceremony celebrating the feast day of their Catholic patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila. Reuters/Erik De Castro

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Devotees, covered with mud and dried banana leaves, light candles as they take part in a religious ceremony celebrating the feast day of their Catholic patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila. Reuters/Erik De Castro

Updated on Jun 24, 2012 05:20 pm IST

Devotees, covered with mud and dried banana leaves, light candles as they take part in a religious ceremony celebrating the feast day of their Catholic patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila. Reuters/Erik De Castro

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A devotee, covered with fresh leaves, attends a holy mass celebrating the feast day of their patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila. Reuters/Erik De Castro

Updated on Jun 24, 2012 05:20 pm IST

A devotee, covered with fresh leaves, attends a holy mass celebrating the feast day of their patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila. Reuters/Erik De Castro

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Residents look at a devotee, covered with mud and dried banana leaves, celebrating the feast day of the Catholic patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila. Reuters/Erik De Castro

Updated on Jun 24, 2012 05:20 pm IST

Residents look at a devotee, covered with mud and dried banana leaves, celebrating the feast day of the Catholic patron Saint John the Baptist in the village of Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, north of Manila. Reuters/Erik De Castro

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