John the Baptist Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Southeast Asia==== [[Calamba, Laguna]], [[Calumpit, Bulacan]], [[Balayan, Batangas|Balayan]] and [[Lian, Batangas|Lian]] in [[Batangas (province)|Batangas]], [[Sipocot]] and [[San Fernando, Camarines Sur]], [[Daet, Camarines Norte]] [[San Juan, Metro Manila]], [[Tabuelan, Cebu]], and [[Jimenez, Misamis Occidental]] and the oldest in [[Taytay, Rizal|Taytay Rizal]] are among several places in the [[Philippines]] that venerate John as the town or city patron. A common practise of many [[Culture of the Philippines|Filipino fiestas]] in his honour is bathing and the dousing of people in memory of John's iconic act. The custom is similar in form to [[Songkran]] and [[Holi]], and serves as a playful respite from the intense tropical heat. While famed for the [[Black Nazarene]] it enshrines, [[Quiapo Church]] in [[Manila]] is actually dedicated to Saint John.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page