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The 68th Cold Water Bathing Competition “Kannaka Misogi”·Eradication of the plague, prayer festival."

 The 68th Cold Water Bathing Competition “Kannaka Misogi”·Eradication of the plague, prayer festival."

 At 11:00 on January 8th, the 68th annual New Year's annual “Kannaka Bathing Tournament (Kannaka Misogi)” will not be open to participants to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection.·He was treated as prayer festival, the eradication of the plague. Every year on the second Sunday of New Year's Day, the Shinto ritual prays for sound health by performing a purification ceremony in front of God in the New Year to cleanse mind and body.    It is a traditional festival revived in 1955 as the "Kannaka Bathing Tournament" by the predecessor Miyaji in the beginning of the year, which was once called cold weather and salt purification.                   There were 34 male participants this year.·A total of 40 women, six women, are white headbands, men are white Echichu loincloth and women are white clothing.                Following the greetings of Miyaji Nakagawa and Chuo Mayor Yamamoto, after the exorcism, after the exorcism, under the guidance of Michihiko Shino Naotsushi Itabashi Hikawa Shrine Miyaji, first go out on the public road and run around the shrine, and then perform a bird boat (boat) for the preparatory movement, etc., and 36 through the dedication of Kyobashi Ice Industry Co., Ltd. (135kg).                         In Kagura Hall, votive performances of Tepposhu Hayashi are performed.