BIBICLAT, Philippines (AP) — At dawn every June 24th, people from Bibiclat village in the northern Philippines’ Nueva Ecija province pay homage to their patron saint, John the Baptist, by gathering in ...

Filipino devotees muddied their faces and covered themselves with dried banana leaves on Saturday to celebrate a religious festival which also has roots in Japan’s occupation of the country during ...

BIBICLAT – Hundreds of Catholic devotees wrapped themselves in dried banana leaves and covered their bodies with mud on Wednesday in the Philippine village of Bibiclat, taking part in a display of ...

Catholic devotees covered in mud and banana leaves take part in the Mud People festival in Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, on June 24, 2026. Australian MP in critical condition after attack ...

BIBICLAT, Philippines (AP) — Devout Catholics smeared their bodies with mud and wore banana leaves as they participated in an annual festival in Bibiclat, a village in the Philippines, on Wednesday.

BIBICLAT, Philippines (AP) — The Taong Putik, or Mud People, festival is held annually in this village in Asia’s largest Catholic nation as devotees thank the local patron saint for miracles and ...