Japan worshippers brave smouldering coals to pray for safety tuoitrenews.vn - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tuoitrenews.vn Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Japanese Devotees Walk Barefoot on Live Coal with Prayers for End to Coronavirus
The festival, called hiwatari matsuri in Japanese, has a history of about 50 years at Mt. Takaosan. The monks set fire to wood and Japanese cypress leaves, creating an intense bonfire.
By Reuters
Lightning Struck four people standing under a tree in Gurugram
Japanese worshippers prayed for the safety of themselves and their families on Sunday by walking barefoot with Buddhist monks over smouldering coals at an annual festival near Mt. Takaosan. The fire-walking was more tense than usual because participants were required to wear masks and maintain social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic. The festival was also limited to 1,000 participants. Last year, it wasn t open to the public because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Advertisement Japanese worshippers have prayed for the safety of themselves and their families by walking barefoot with Buddhist monks over smouldering coals at an annual festival near Mt. Takaosan.
The fire-walking today was more tense than usual because participants were required to wear masks and maintain social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The festival was also limited to 1,000 participants. Last year, it wasn t open to the public because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A Buddhist monk wearing a protective mask, amid the Covid-19 outbreak, carries a child as he walks across smoldering hot ground at the fire-walking festival, called hiwatari matsuri in Japanese, at Mt.Takao in Tokyo, Japan
Updated Mar 14, 2021 | 18:37 IST
The festival is called Hiwatari Matsuri and it has a history of about 50 years at Mt. Takaosan. Japanese worshippers walk barefoot over smouldering coals | Photo Credit: Reuters
At an annual festival near Mt. Takaosan, several Japanese worshippers prayed for the safety of themselves and their families while walking barefoot over smouldering coals with Buddhist monks.
The worshippers chanted and prayed for the safety of all but their firewalking was a tense affair as participants were required to wears masks and maintain social distancing, reported Reuters.
Only 1,000 worshippers were allowed to participate in the annual event this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the festival remained closed to the public.
Japanese firewalkers pray for health in pandemic - World News sina.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sina.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.