TOKYO – Per propiziare la buona salute, presso il santuario di Kanda a Tokyo, ogni inverno circa 50 fedeli si gettano addosso l’acqua gelata.
La cerimonia viene fatta anche per purificare la propria anima (foto Epa):
Tokyo, acqua gelata addosso per purificare la propria anima (foto)
epa04014653 Participants pray prior to bathing in ice-cold water during a winter purification ceremony at Kanda Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, 11 January 2014. Several men and women participated in the ceremony to pray for good health in this new year. EPA/CHRISTOPHER JUE
epa04014657 Participants splash themselves with ice-cold water during a winter purification ceremony at Kanda Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, 11 January 2014. Several men and women participated in the ice bathing ceremony to pray for good health in this new year. EPA/CHRISTOPHER JUE
epa04014661 A participant splashes himself with ice-cold water during a winter purification ceremony at Kanda Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, 11 January 2014. Several men and women participated in the ice bathing ceremony to pray for good health in this new year. EPA/CHRISTOPHER JUE
epa04014655 Participants splash themselves with ice-cold water during a winter purification ceremony at Kanda Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, 11 January 2014. Several men and women participated in the ice bathing ceremony to pray for good health in this new year. EPA/CHRISTOPHER JUE
epa04014654 Participants pray prior to bathing in ice-cold water during a winter purification ceremony at Kanda Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, 11 January 2014. Several men and women participated in the ceremony to pray for good health in this new year. EPA/CHRISTOPHER JUE
