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A scantily clad shrine parishioner throws icy cold water on himself during the annual ... 2025, a traditional Japanese way of purifying soul and praying for their health in the new year.

TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water on Saturday in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese tradition to purify the soul and pray for ...