Rite to pray for rich rice crop held on southern Japanese island

Rite to pray for rich rice crop held on southern Japanese island

Groups of men and women clad in white garments perform a traditional rite in Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 17, 2015. The practice is one of two rites performed to pray for a rich rice harvest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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