Tag: Taong putik
IN PHOTOS: Wrapped in mud and memory, devotees keep old promise
Devotees in mud and banana leaves mark St. John’s feast with prayers, candle offerings, and a muddy village procession
‘Taong Putik’: A unique display of piety in the Philippines
During the Japanese occupation, villagers would conceal themselves in the fields, praying to Saint John the Baptist for rain to evade capture
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