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Marital ritual to splash grooms with water

Marital ritual to splash grooms with water

Three newly married men get splashed with cold water in an annual ritual, dating back about 400 years, that serves as a prayer for the family's good health and safety, in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2024.

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Newly-wed husbands doused with cold water in Fukushima ritual

Newly-wed husbands doused with cold water in Fukushima ritual

IWAKI, Japan - Haruhiko Yamanobe (C), one of three newly married men taking part in the "Mizushugi" traditional festival in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Jan. 12, 2015, gets splashed with a bucket of cold water. The annual ritual serves as a prayer for the family's good health and safety as well as fire prevention.

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Newly-wed husbands doused with cold water in Fukushima ritual

Newly-wed husbands doused with cold water in Fukushima ritual

IWAKI, Japan - Haruhiko Yamanobe (C), one of three newly married men taking part in the "Mizushugi" traditional festival in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Jan. 12, 2015, gets splashed with a bucket of cold water. The annual ritual serves as a prayer for the family's good health and safety as well as fire prevention. (Kyodo)

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