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Shijo-ryu knife ceremony" for purification Kanda Myojin New Year's tradition
January 12, 2014, Tokyo, Japan - Dressed in medieval court attire, attendants offer prayers before performing ritual ablution for kitchen knives at Tokyo's Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine on Sunday, January 12, 2013, one of the features at the shrine to celebrate the coming of new year. The ceremony dates back to early eighth century in Japan, a country whose traditional cousine was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in December, 2013. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) AYF -mis-
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