Shogatsu, new year at Nishinomiya shrine, Japan. People packed in to shrine hall just before midnight sees in the new year, waiting to pray.

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Location: Nishinomiya shrine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Photo credit: © Malcolm Fairman / Alamy / Afripics
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