Special tea ceremony held in Nara for New Year's event

Special tea ceremony held in Nara for New Year's event

NARA, Japan - A girl, helped by two women, drinks tea from a huge tea bowl in the year's first gathering of the traditional ''Ochamori'' special tea ceremony at Saidaiji Temple in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 15 with the hope of enjoying good health for this year.

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