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Before the Timber-Pulling Procession, the Ceremonial Procession Purifies Their Minds and Bodies and Prays for Safety at Futami Okitama Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture.

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[Ise] Ahead of the start of the "Okihiki" folk event in Ise City in May, in preparation for the Shikinen Sengu (periodic rebuilding) of Ise Grand Shrine in 2033, the "Hamasangu" ritual, in which citizens who will serve in the event purify their minds and bodies, is being held at Futami Okitama Shrine in Futami-cho, Ise City. On the 22nd, 16 of the participating groups, totaling about 3,000 people, received a purification ritual and prayed for th…
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[Ise] Ahead of the start of the "Okihiki" folk event in Ise City in May, in preparation for the Shikinen Sengu (periodic rebuilding) of Ise Grand Shrine in 2033, the "Hamasangu" ritual, in which citizens who will serve in the event purify their minds and bodies, is being held at Futami Okitama Shrine in Futami-cho, Ise City. On the 22nd, 16 of the participating groups, totaling about 3,000 people, received a purification ritual and prayed for th…

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伊勢新聞 broke the news in on Monday, March 23, 2026.
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