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  • Feb. 9, 2023
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  • ASSOCIATED PRESS <strong>CHILLY </strong><strong>BLESSING</strong>: Shrine parishioners doused themselves with cold water during an annual ritual at the Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine in Tokyo last month. Pouring cold water over the body is believed to purify the soul. The ritual was part of a two-day Shinto festival.

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    CHILLY BLESSING: Shrine parishioners doused themselves with cold water during an annual ritual at the Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine in Tokyo last month. Pouring cold water over the body is believed to purify the soul. The ritual was part of a two-day Shinto festival.

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