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Saint John the Baptist might appreciate this look

Photo of the Day | published on 07/11/16
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AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE

PHILIPPINES, June 24, 2016: Faces covered with mud, and wearing costumes made of banana leaves, devotees attend a mass which is part of a religious festival honoring St. John the Baptist – also known locally as the "mud people" festival -- in Aliaga town, Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila. Farmers coated in mud paraded in Philippine villages to mark one of the Catholic nation's most colorful religious festivals.

Photo of the Day, July 11, 2016
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