Tag: Taong Putik
‘Taong Putik’: A unique display of piety
During the Japanese occupation, villagers would conceal themselves in the fields, praying to Saint John the Baptist for rain to evade capture
‘Taong putik’: A ‘muddy’ expression of faith
The devotees of the “Pagsa-San Juan” call themselves “Taong Putik,” literally “mud people"
‘Taong Putik’: Filipino farmers express faith the ‘muddy’ way
People wake up before sunrise, cover their bodies with mud from the surrounding rice fields, and their faces with dried leaves
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