Tokyo shrine honors precious dolls, in photos
- Shinto priests at Tokyo’s Dairokuten Sakaki Shrine conduct a ritual for families to say goodbye to beloved dolls.
- The ritual symbolically releases the dolls’ spirits and includes prayers for the health of their owners and families.
- The dolls include elaborate kimono-clad figures kept for more than 100 years, as well as Snoopy toys and plush cats.
- Priests burn doll-shaped paper talismans instead of the original dolls.
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Tokyo shrine honors precious dolls, in photos
TOKYO, Japan (AP) — At the Dairokuten Sakaki Shrine in Tokyo, Shinto priests are helping families say a final farewell to beloved dolls. As representatives from a traditional Japanese doll company clap their hands in prayer, the priests symbolically release the spirits associated with the dolls, offering prayers for the health of their owners and...
Tokyo: At the Dairokuten Sakaki Shrine in Tokyo, Shinto priests are helping families say goodbye to dolls that have been cherished with them for generations. As representatives from traditional Japanese doll companies join their hands in prayer, the priests symbolically release the spirits believed to reside within the dolls and pray for the health of the owners and their families. The ceremony honors the toys that have been treasured for so lon…
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