Fire-walkers pray for peace at ceremony on Japan’s Mount Takao
SCMP, 15 Mar 2022
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Japan’s annual Hiwatari or fire-walking festival is held on the second Sunday of March at a temple on Mount Takao, west of the capital Tokyo on March 13, 2022. The ceremony at Yakuo-in Yuki-ji involves practitioners of Japan’s Shugendo religion walking through embers to pray for world peace, protection from misfortune and good health. Shugendo blends elements of Shinto, Buddhist and Taoist practices.
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Japan’s annual Hiwatari or fire-walking festival is held on the second Sunday of March at a temple on Mount Takao, west of the capital Tokyo on March 13, 2022. The ceremony at Yakuo-in Yuki-ji involves practitioners of Japan’s Shugendo religion walking through embers to pray for world peace, protection from misfortune and good health. Shugendo blends elements of Shinto, Buddhist and Taoist practices.
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