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June 21 - 27


Covered in mud and dried leaves, a Filipino devotee prays at a Catholic church in a pagan religious tradition in a village of Bibiclat, Aliaga in Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines. To ensure a bountiful harvest, Hundreds of devotees perform the rite every year on the same day as the feast day of their patron saint, St. John the Baptist. (Tuesday, June 24, 2003)

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