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Fukuoka: Praying for a Year of Good Health at the Fire Festival; Sparks Said to Bring Blessings

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

16:04 JST, January 19, 2025

KURUME, Fukuoka — Giant flaming torches were carried during a parade to pray for a year of good health and protection from illness at the Oniyo fire festival, which was held at Daizenji Tamataregu shrine in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, on the night of Jan. 7.

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