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'Fox dance' fiesta held in northwestern Japan

OITA, Japan - Children disguising themselves as foxes perform a frolicsome fox dance by holding lantern-lit umbrellas during a "bon" midsummer Buddhist festival in Himeshima, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 14, 2014. The fox dance originates from a Buddhist incantation dance in the Kamakura era (1192-1333).

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Fox dance performed in Himeshima festival in Oita Pref.

The traditional fox dance is performed by children on Himeshima, an island off Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, during the "Himeshima Bon Dance" festival on Aug. 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Fox dance' fiesta held in northwestern Japan

OITA, Japan - Children disguising themselves as foxes perform a frolicsome fox dance by holding lantern-lit umbrellas during a "bon" midsummer Buddhist festival in Himeshima, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 14, 2014. The fox dance originates from a Buddhist incantation dance in the Kamakura era (1192-1333). (Kyodo)

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"Fox dance" in Japan canceled over virus concern

File photo taken in August 2019 shows children dressed as foxes dancing during a traditional festival in Himeshima, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. This year's festival was canceled over coronavirus concerns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fox dance at southwestern Japan festival

A child with a painted fox face gets ready to perform in a traditional dance festival in Himeshima, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 14, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fox dance at southwestern Japan festival

Children with painted fox faces perform in a traditional dance festival in Himeshima, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 14, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fox dance at southwestern Japan festival

Children with painted fox faces perform in a traditional dance festival in Himeshima, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 14, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fox dance at southwestern Japan festival

A child with a painted fox face performs in a traditional dance festival in Himeshima, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 14, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional summer festival in southwestern Japan

Children with painted fox faces perform in a traditional dance festival in Himeshima, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 14, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Children perform "fox dance"

Children perform the traditional "fox dance" at an annual folk dance festival in the village of Himeshima, Oita Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on Aug. 14, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo