Catholics walk barefoot in mud ritual

No Comment Video. Catholics walk barefoot in mud ritual Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 24/06/2026 - 20:53 GMT+2 Devotees in rice paddies cover themselves in mud and banana leaves for the Taong Putik festival, honouring St. John the Baptist with barefoot processions. Catholic devotees gather in rice paddies to cover their bodies with mud and dried banana leaves for the annual 'Taong Putik' festival honouring St. John the Baptist. Men, women and children smear mud on their faces and heads, dip leaves into the fields, and then walk barefoot along village roads carrying candles. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The ritual is held each year as devotees give thanks for answered prayers and fulfil vows made to the saint. Today, thousands are thought to join the procession. After leaving the rice fields, the mud-covered devotees head to St. John the Baptist Church for Mass, where hymns are sung near small fires made from candle offerings. Festival Tradition Philippines Top stories Now playing Next Catholics walk barefoot in mud ritual Now playing Next Portugal's World Cup victory sparks celebrations in Lisbon Now playing Next First whales killed as Iceland restarts commercial hunt Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | June 24th, 2026 – Evening Now playing Next Iran calls framework deal 'US defeat' as Trump threatens to halt talks Now playing Next Giesinger celebrates Munich beer culture, pushes for Oktoberfest place Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | June 24th, 2026 – Midday Now playing Next SpaceX sheds $600 billion in three days and turns to the bond market Now playing Next Can you turn your garden fence into a mini solar farm? Now playing Next EU sets stage for decoupling Moldova's accession bid from Ukraine's Now playing Next 10 years of Brexit: Which campaign claims have come true? Now playing Next Europe Today: Starmer's resignation, Brexit and the Poland-Ukraine row Now playing Next Has Brexit made Europe stronger or weaker? MEPs go face-to-face on The Ring Now playing Next Special Report: Brexit, ten years on: could the UK ever rejoin the EU? Now playing Next EU scales back Ukraine's accession timetable due to Hungarian resistance Now playing Next 'It will be easy to employ me' - Portugal pushes vocational training to fill skills gap ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Seal at Hungarian zoo brushes teeth No Comment Dead tree painted red to highlight climate change impact No Comment Toronto streets fill with Panama and Croatia supporters No Comment New giraffe born in Denmark zoo Modern Nomads Pearls of the Tian Shan: Exploring the natural wonders of Kolsai Lakes National Park Grand Voyager Grand Voyager | Exploring Nairobi Europe News Didier Deschamps to miss France's match against Norway following the death of his mother The Cube Meloni-Trump spat: What do the polls say about Meloni's popularity? Climate Red heatwave alerts spread across Europe with hottest day ever in France and 40 deaths from drowning Europe News Heatwave and wildfire alerts, power cuts in Finistère: France swelters Kazakhstan Kazakhstan signs €10bn in deals with Europe as Tokayev wraps Brussels visit Business Rheinmetall sinks as Germany axes mega-warship project after spending €2.3bn ADVERTISEMENT Europe News Pedro Sánchez tells Congress: 'I never knew of, nor would I have tolerated, any of these practices' Europe Today Iran stronger after conflict, warns former Iran negotiator Wendy Sherman Europe in Motion Europeans want less dependence on foreign technologies, study finds Europe Today Europe Today: Sánchez under pressure as Europe backs Ukraine Earth News More than 150 shipwrecks discovered beneath Gibraltar waters Europe News Thousands stranded as technical malfunction temporarily halts entire German railway network No Comment Giant Messi statue honors Argentina's World Cup hero No Comment Belgian royals roll out red carpet for Japan's emperor ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT