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Owari Daikokureisha, Aichi, Japan HADAKA Festival
February 20th, 2016, Inazawa, Japan - Festival participants are carrying ceremonial bamboo poles wrapped in long pieces of cloth made of hundreds of small cloth through the main gate of Konomiya Shrine on Saturday, February 20, 2016.The festival organised by Konomiya Shrine, takes place annually on January 13th of the lunar calendar. It is one of the oldest festivals in Japan. Since the old days, the participants are men only, mostly of the ages 24, 42 and 61, which are considered unlucky in Japan. By taking part in the festival they are hoping to avoid the bad luck throughout the coming year.
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