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Japan celebrates cold water endurance festival

Shinto followers pour cold water over themselves during a New Year ritual in Tokyo

Published: January 18, 2020 19:32 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer

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Copy of 246692-01-08-1579361322714 — Shinto believers of the Teppozu Inari Shrine gesture after taking a bath in cold water to purify their souls and bodies Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 282050-01-08-1579361304571 — A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 282105-01-08-1579361307740 — 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. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 282046-01-08-1579361298654 — A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of APTOPIX_Japan_Cold_Endurance_Festival_96936.jpg-a1aaf-1579361311132 — Half-naked shrine parishioners using wooden pots throw cold water on themselves during an annual cold-endurance festival. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 282044-01-08-1579361295709 — A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 282047-01-08-1579361301730 — A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 282043-01-08-1579361292901 — A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself. Pouring cold water on their bodies is believed to purify their souls. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 282040-01-08-1579361334510 — A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 282042-01-08-1579361289671 — A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 282039-01-08-1579361331420 — A Shinto follower bathe in ice-cold water in a ceremony to purify his soul and wish for good health. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 282522-01-08-1579361314340 — A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 282038-01-08-1579361328407 — A Shinto follower pours cold water over himself to purify body and soul. Image Credit: AFP

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