"Shishi-mai" lion dance performed in Miyagi Pref.

"Shishi-mai" lion dance performed in Miyagi Pref.

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - A "shishi-mai" lion dance performer in a costume pretends to bite a mother and her baby to wish for their health in Higashimatsushima in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Jan. 2, 2015. (Kyodo)

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