A Shinto priest performs a purification ritual by waiving a harai-gushi at a shichi-go-san ceremony in Tokyo, Japan
A Shinto priest perform a purification ritual by waiving a harai-gushi, a wand of white white zig-zag paper, back and forth at the beginning of a shichi-go-san ceremony in Tokyo, Japan. During shichi-go-san, literally seven-five-three, parents dress their daughters aged three and seven and sons aged five in traditional costume and take them to a Shinto shrine for blessings.
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
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