Man as bride, woman as groom in Yamagata event

Man as bride, woman as groom in Yamagata event

YAMAGATA, Japan - "Mujina no mukasari," a traditional event in which a young man (far R) dressed up as a bride and a young woman (2nd from R) as a groom parade through a district in Yamagata Prefecture, is held on the night of Nov. 11, 2012. The comical event is to wish for fertility and a rich harvest.

Man as bride, woman as groom in Yamagata event

Man as bride, woman as groom in Yamagata event

YAMAGATA, Japan - "Mujina no mukasari," a traditional event in which a young man (R) dressed up as a bride and a young woman (L) as a groom parade through a district in Yamagata Prefecture, is held on the night of Nov. 11, 2012. The comical event is to wish for fertility and a rich harvest.

Man as bride, woman as groom event in Japan

Man as bride, woman as groom event in Japan

"Mujina no mukasari," a traditional event in which a woman (back L) dressed as a groom and a man (back R) dressed as a bride parade through the city of Murayama in Japan's Yamagata Prefecture, is held on Nov. 11, 2018. The event is to wish for fertility and a rich harvest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Man as bride, woman as groom event in Yamagata

Man as bride, woman as groom event in Yamagata

"Mujina no mukasari," a traditional event in which a woman (L) dressed as a groom and a man dressed as a bride parade through the city of Murayama in Japan's Yamagata Prefecture, is held on Nov. 11, 2018. The event is to wish for fertility and a rich harvest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Man as bride, woman as groom event in Yamagata

Man as bride, woman as groom event in Yamagata

"Mujina no mukasari," a traditional event in which a woman (L) dressed as a groom and a man dressed as a bride parade through the city of Murayama in Japan's Yamagata Prefecture, is held on Nov. 11, 2018. The event is to wish for fertility and a rich harvest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo