HOKKAIDO, Feb 23 (News On Japan) –
Each 12 months, Hokkaido Shrine holds a cold-water purification ceremony to have fun the approaching of age of latest adults, with nineteen younger women and men collaborating on this 12 months’s ‘Kanchu Misogi’ on Sunday.
The members, who had simply entered maturity, scooped up icy water with buckets and poured it over themselves 20 instances to cleanse each physique and thoughts. Some struggled to endure the biting chilly.
At the time, the temperature in Sapporo was 1.4°C.
Though it had risen above freezing, the chilly remained consistent with seasonal averages. After dousing themselves, the members moved their our bodies vigorously and shouted loudly to maintain their spirits excessive.
Source: 北海道ニュースUHB