Water-splashing ritual in northern Japan

Water-splashing ritual in northern Japan

A man is splashed with cold water by another man in a nearly two-century-old ritual to pray for rich fishing and harvests, at Samegawa shrine in Kikonai in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 13, 2023.

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