In northern Luzon, Philippines, over 2,000 devotees participated in a traditional ritual that symbolizes faith and history. Covering themselves in mud and dressed in dried banana leaves, they marched through rice fields to a Catholic church, where they offered prayers for world peace. This ritual commemorates a miraculous event in 1944 during World War II when a rainstorm, viewed as divine intervention by Saint John the Baptist, saved villagers from an execution by Japanese soldiers. Participants aspire to echo these prayers for peace amidst global conflicts in regions like Ukraine and the Middle East.
More than 2,000 devotees gathered at dawn for a deeply symbolic ritual rooted in faith and history, covering themselves in mud and banana leaves.
Participants walked through rice fields to a Catholic church to offer prayers for world peace, commemorating a divine intervention event during World War II.
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