In this October 7, 2018, photo, owners raise their pets as they are blessed with holy water to celebrate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi at the Eastwood Mall in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. Pets are traditionally blessed every first Sunday of October to celebrate the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, considered the patron saint of animals and environment by the Catholic Church. (Photo by Bullit Marquez/AP Photo)
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