In the Philippines, a unique festival is held to honor St. John the Baptist. The event involves hundreds of Catholic devotees participating in a display of faith.

The participants cover their bodies with mud and wrap themselves in dried banana leaves. This festival is known as the Taong Putik, or Mud People, festival. Further details about this annual festival in the Philippine village of Bibiclat are available from KPRC 2 / Click2Houston.