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Japanese new year, shogatsu. People praying in front of bonfire used to buy previous year's good luck charms at the Shinto shrine at Nishinomiya.
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Location: Nishinomiya Shrine, Nishinomiya, Japan
Photo credit: © Malcolm Fairman / Alamy / Afripics
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