Japanese mark winter’s end with festivities
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AP PHOTOS: Japanese mark the end of winter with bean-throwing ritual to ward off evil spirits
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried soybeans thrown at them in the hope of warding off ...
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Japanese mark winter’s end with festivities
Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking "setsubun," the last day of the winter in the Japanese lunar calendar. Like rice, soybeans are considered a symbol of vitality and purity. Inside the ...
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AP PHOTOS: Japanese mark the end of winter with bean-throwing ritual to ward off evil spirits
Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking “setsubun,” the last day of the winter in the Japanese lunar calendar. Like rice, soybeans are considered a symbol of vitality and purity.
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Spirited away: Bathing in Japan’s 3000-year-old hot spring resort
It is here that Japan’s wellness trend took off roughly 3000 years ago with revered hot springs featured in ancient texts Kojiki – some parts considered sacred texts of the Shinto religion ...
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