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Tokyo Residents Entomb Childhood Playthings in Bizarre Doll-Burying Ceremony

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Some Japanese traditions hold that dolls actually do have souls, and, as such, should never be simply thrown away after they are no longer needed. Doll owners flocked to the Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo, on Sunday, to participate in the annual Ninyo Kashasai doll-burying ceremony, which allows them to ritually bury their former playthings in order not to upset the spirit living inside the doll.

Added on the 16/10/2017 19:02:01 - Copyright : RT Ruptly EN

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