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Forty participants purify oneself by splashing themselves with cold water during the cold-endurance ceremony, “Kanchu-Misogi” at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, January 14, 2012. (Photo by AFLO)

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Let the cold water splashing race begin! (Photo by AFLO)

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Forty participants purify oneself by splashing themselves with cold water during the cold-endurance ceremony, “Kanchu-Misogi” at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, January 14, 2012. (Photo by AFLO)

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Let the cold water splashing race begin! (Photo by AFLO)

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Forty participants purify oneself by splashing themselves with cold water during the cold-endurance ceremony, “Kanchu-Misogi” at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, January 14, 2012. (Photo by AFLO)

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Let the cold water splashing race begin! (Photo by AFLO)

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Forty participants purify oneself by splashing themselves with cold water during the cold-endurance ceremony, “Kanchu-Misogi” at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, January 14, 2012. (Photo by AFLO)

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Let the cold water splashing race begin! (Photo by AFLO)

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