Filipino woman worships green statue for 4 years, finds out it is animated character Shrek

A woman in the Philippines spent four years worshipping a green Buddha statue before discovering that it was actually a 3D-printed figure of the cartoon character Shrek.

The woman’s misplaced faith has sparked amusement across social media.

The story began four years ago when the unidentified woman from Manila, the capital of the Philippines, bought a “Buddha statue” from a local shop.

With its round shape and gentle expression, she believed it to be a depiction of Buddha and treated it with great reverence.

She placed it in a prominent spot in her home altar and began worshipping it daily, offering incense and praying in the hope of receiving blessings.