Ainu people pray to fire god in commemoration of ancestors

Ainu people pray to fire god in commemoration of ancestors

Ainu people in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido pray to the god of fire at an Ainu cultural facility in Shiranuka town on Aug. 2, 2015, during a ritual to commemorate their ancestors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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