Filipino Catholic devotees cover their body with mud and dried banana leaves at a rice field before a mass to mark the 'Taong Putik' (Mud People) Festival and to celebrate the feast of Saint John the Baptist in Bibiclat, Aliaga, Nueva Ecija, June 24, 2016. The covering of mud and dried banana leaves is part of the annual rites which some devotees say is a sign of humility and penance, to others a vow or "panata" while for some they hope of having their wishes granted and a bountiful harvest.
