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　At 11:00 on January 12th, the 70th New Year's annual “Kannaka Bathing Tournament (Kannaka Misogi)” was held at Tepposu Inari Shrine.　　　　　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.　　　　　The body and mind purification of the beginning of the year, which was once called cold-waste or cold-misogi, originated in the Edo period.·It is a traditional festival that was revived in 1955 by the predecessor Miyaji as a "Kannaka Bathing Tournament".　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A total of 80 participants this year, including 15 women, are white headbands, men are white Echichu loincloths, and women are white clothing.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　After a greeting from Miyaji Nakagawa, the ceremony will be held under the guidance of the Tokyo Shrine Agency's training event Michihiko (= leader) Naotsushi Shinobashi Hikawa Shrine Miyaji under the guidance of Miyaji Shino, using the Kawazura style purification method.　First of all, go out on the public road and "Ah, sah! Oh, yeah!" Running around the shrine with high shouts. Next, the work of rowing a boat while singing a waka, "Otakebi", which focuses on the lower abdomen and raises a shout, "Ozume (Okorobi), a work that cuts evil with two fingers, and a deep breathing technique "Kibuki" is performed. These are the manners, which releases the evil of the body and purifies and unifys the mind and soul. Finally, we entered a water tank with a diameter of 5m and a depth of 0.8m containing two 36-kan (135kg) icicles dedicated to Kyobashi Ice Industry Co., Ltd., and said, "Araido Okami, Haraedo Okami, Arido Ogami···While chanting, he purifies and purifies the mind and body while holding his hands up and down as if holding the egg in front of the belly, and shaking up and down from the chest to the belly.　　　　　　　　　Divide into two groups and enter the water alternately. When you go up, you stand around the aquarium, perform a row such as a bird boat that also serves as a rearrangement movement again, and finally hit Kashiwate to finish the cold purification ceremony.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　In Kagura Hall, votive performances of Tepposhu Hayashi are performed.