Aomori women dance in circle around 'Jesus tomb'

Aomori women dance in circle around 'Jesus tomb'

AOMORI, Japan - Women wearing kimono dance a Japanese traditional bon dance in a circle around a cross erected on a turf which local people believe is the tomb of Jesus, in the village of Shingo, Aomori Prefecture, on June 3, 2012. According to legend, Jesus survived his crucifixion and secretly came to Japan and lived out his natural life and died in the village, which used to be called Herai. The legend also says Herai came from the word "Hebrew."

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