Traditional ritual for good harvest on Amami island

Traditional ritual for good harvest on Amami island

Men climb onto the roof of a thatch hut and shake it during a traditional ritual to pray for a good harvest on Amami-Oshima Island, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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