Japan celebrates cold water endurance festival
Shinto followers pour cold water over themselves during a New Year ritual in Tokyo
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Shinto believers of the Teppozu Inari Shrine gesture after taking a bath in cold water to purify their souls and bodies
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A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul
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Shinto followers get out of a pool after pouring cold water over themselves to purify body and soul as part of an endurance ritual in Tokyo.
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A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul.
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Half-naked shrine parishioners using wooden pots throw cold water on themselves during an annual cold-endurance festival.
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A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul.
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A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul.
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A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself. Pouring cold water on their bodies is believed to purify their souls.
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A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul.
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A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul.
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A Shinto follower bathe in ice-cold water in a ceremony to purify his soul and wish for good health.
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A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul.
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A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul.
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