Yamaguchi's Halloween-like event
YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Children hide themselves after placing a horse doll of straw at a house and wait for a resident (L) to replace the doll with sweets during a traditional festivity in the western Japanese city of Yamaguchi on Jan. 14, 2012. The event, called ''Toitoi,'' is said to have been performed since the Edo period (1603-1867) but its origin is unknown. Some say ''Toitoi'' derives from ''Trick or Treat,'' said by children going house to house collecting candy at Halloween, since there used to be a church in the area. (Kyodo)
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