FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Yesterday was the Feast of St. John the Baptist.

From the Inquirer:
Last updated 03:49am (Mla time) 06/25/2007

MANILA, Philippines -- Every 24th of June, areas in the Philippines that have St. John the Baptist as patron saint celebrate his feast day with the traditional “basaan” or “buhusan” (dousing of water).
People douse even strangers supposedly to remind them of their baptism.
In Metro Manila, the practice is done in San Juan, which recently became a city.
Cyril L. Bonabente, Inquirer Research