Laughing festival in Yamaguchi Pref.

Laughing festival in Yamaguchi Pref.

HOFU, Japan - Waraiko, a rare festival in which residents laugh off the sadness and pain of the year, is held in the Omata district in the city of Hofu in Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan on Dec. 7, 2014. The festival is said to have been held for 800 years in the district.

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