New Year, Japan. Shinto shrine, Nishinomiya. Crowds gather around bonfire where the previous year's good luck charms, Omamori, are tossed in. Night.

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