Eldorado Posted February 17, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) "About 10,000 Japanese men clad only in loincloths braved freezing temperatures at the weekend to pack into a temple and scramble in the dark for lucky wooden talismans tossed into the crowd, in a ritual that dates back five centuries. "The highlight of the raucous day-long ‘Hadaka Matsuri’ festival came at 10 p.m. on Saturday, when the lights went out and a priest threw bundles of twigs and two lucky sticks, each about 20-cm (8-inch) -long, among the participants." Full monty at Reuters UK: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-japan-nakedfestival/japan-prosperity-rite-draws-thousands-in-loincloths-despite-winter-cold-idUKKBN20B0DF? Safe for Work Video at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qin1SEqLtnk Edited February 17, 2020 by Eldorado 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted February 17, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) Quote Matsuri I used to have a Matsui TV! Dixon's own brand. Edited February 17, 2020 by acute 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted February 17, 2020 #3 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) Wearing just a loincloth in winter must be a bit nippy! Edited February 17, 2020 by acute 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted February 17, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 17, 2020 1 hour ago, acute said: Wearing just a loincloth in winter must be a bit nippy! You don't have to worry about that. You need a waist to wear one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted February 17, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Seriously? Did no one get my "nippy" joke? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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