AP PHOTOS: Japanese mark the end of winter with bean-throwing ritual to ward off evil spirits
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...
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12 pictures that uncover Japan's 900-year-old sacred ritual of horseback archery
Yabusame is a ritual based on martial arts that formed during Japan's feudal period. From around 1185 right up until 1867, Japan was ruled by military dictators called "Shoguns." Each region was ...
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AP PHOTOS: In Spanish village, horses leap through flames in centuries-old ritual
A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 16 ...