Noodle making-inspired ritual performed at west Japan shrine

Noodle making-inspired ritual performed at west Japan shrine

Women perform "Somen Kakeuta," a song and dance depicting the process of making somen (thin noodles), during a thanksgiving ritual at Omiwa Shrine in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 27, 2015. The area is famous for the Miwa brand of handmade somen noodles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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