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Such a festival where you have to bathe in the bitter cold with ice water, your soul will tremble after watching the video

Ice Water Bath In Tokyo: There is a tradition of Japan, knowing about which people's soul trembles. As we are afraid to even touch water in the cold, but there is a tradition in Japan where people bathe with ice water in the bitter cold.

Japan's Shinto Festival Ice Bath: There are such cultures and traditions around the world, knowing about which people are not only surprised, but also attract us. However, some festivals make sense to us, while some of them do not make sense to us and seem strange. The local people follow the traditions and beliefs with full faith. One such tradition is of Japan, knowing about which even the soul of the people trembles. As we are afraid to even touch water in the cold, but there is a tradition in Japan where people bathe with ice water in the bitter cold.

The tradition of taking a cold bath in Japan

Japan has a Shinto ritual where people dressed in white clap and chant before going into an ice water bath. On New Year's Eve in Japan, on January 14, a group of men bathe in ice water to purify their souls and wish them good luck this year. According to the Daily Mail, devotees gathered at the Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo to take a dip in the cold water. Pictures captured the moment as men poured pots of ice-cold water over their bodies.

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Celebrated every year on the second Sunday of January

In the photographs, men can be seen wearing white loincloths and head bands. During the two-day Shinto festival, worshipers pray in front of the shrine before pouring cold water over themselves. Devotees were seen bathing with icy water for a total of 6 minutes. Hundreds of people took part in this festival and bathed and worshiped and danced a lot. This ritual is performed every year on the second Sunday of January in the temples of Tokyo. Men and women of all ages participate in the ritual and take a cold water bath.

very difficult to bathe in cold water

Due to the severe cold, the temperature in Japan in January drops to one degree. In such weather it is very difficult to take bath in cold water and people also complain of extreme pain in their fingers and toes. People pray for the removal of problems.

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