School girls dressed in white egret costumes perform in the city streets during the Sagi mai Shinji festival Tsuwano Japan

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The festival features the Sagimai dance performed by dancers dressed in costumes resembling white egrets. This ancient religious rite is held to purify the nearby Tsuwano river and drive away evil spirits.

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