Bridegroom-tossing event held in Niigata Pref.

Bridegroom-tossing event held in Niigata Pref.

TOKAMACHI, Japan - A bridegroom is tossed into the air before rolling five meters down a snow-covered slope to his wife in an event held in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 15. Only couples who got married in the previous year can take part in the 300-year-old event.

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