Video Of The Week - Japan's Fire-Walking Festival
On Sunday, March 8th, thousands of people made their way to Tokyo's Mt. Takao to observe a unique tradition - watching practitioners of the Shugendo religion walk across a path of smoldering embers.
Known as the Hiwatari-Matsuri festival, the annual ritual takes place at the Takao-san Yakuo-in Yuki-ji Temple every second Sunday of March. It is performed by Shugendo's followers also called "Yamabushi" to obtain protection from misfortune and for good health and peace in the world. Visitors wishing to participate can do so at the end, when the embers have cooled to more tolerable temperatures.
Resources: telegraph.co,uk, nipponnews.com
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101chica10Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 12:45 pmwhat the =3)- LOLTuesday, March 10, 2015 at 12:38 pmCOOL
twerk69Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 1:34 pmi know right
- GRANDSPORTTuesday, March 10, 2015 at 12:11 pmhow long do you think they have been doing this? let me know in the comments
- Peetalover21Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 12:07 pmhow old do you have to be to do this if you know please comment back.
- yolobro222Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 12:05 pmthis is a amazing text
- GRANDSPORTTuesday, March 10, 2015 at 12:05 pmhow long do you think they have done it for?
- Superman2.0Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 11:54 amGo to Tokyo. I've been there before!
jamamanTuesday, March 10, 2015 at 11:11 ami want to walk on fire
gymnastgrlTuesday, March 10, 2015 at 7:22 pmthey are not walking on fire. they just make a path of dirt and walk through.
- YoloTuesday, March 10, 2015 at 11:04 amThat hurts I would do it though😊
- yo yoTuesday, March 10, 2015 at 10:37 amthat wouldnt hurt