Aliaga (Philippines): They say there’s nothing quite like it for cooling the blood, but for more than a thousand Filipinos at a Catholic festival, slathering their bodies in mud was a way to show devotion and humility.
The annual tradition forms part of a joyous religious festival honouring a saint they believed saved residents from execution by Japanese soldiers during World War II.
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