Scores of people in loincloths, including children, cleansed themselves with water in sub-zero temperatures at a temple in western Japan on New Year's Eve.
The event at Jisso Temple in Fukuyama city started 5 years ago and people purify themselves with holy water before the New Year.
On Thursday night, 28 people, including a first-grader took part in the event. Children used pails to pour water over their bodies, taking cues from the priests. They were followed by the adults.
The kids let out screams as the freezing water hit their skin. One of them said his feet shivered in the cold.
A man who took part in the event for the 5th time said it was easier this year as he had done it in the snow before.
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