Preparations for 2024 Year of Dragon

Preparations for 2024 Year of Dragon

A chief priest performs a purification ritual in front of a giant "ema" prayer plaque with an illustration of a dragon, the Chinese zodiac sign for 2024, at Niu Kanshobu shrine in Kudoyama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 3, 2023.

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