Women participated in Japan's Naked Festival (Hadaka Matsuri) for the first time in 1,250 years, wearing purple robes and carrying bamboo offerings.
For the first time in 1,250 years, women participated in Japan's Naked Festival (Hadaka Matsuri) at a shrine in central Japan. The festival, which involves men competing for a "lucky stick" and participating in a scramble to touch a man chosen as the "male deity," has been influenced by Japan's aging population. In this historic event, women wore purple robes and chanted as they carried bamboo offerings, breaking from tradition where participants were not technically naked.
February 25, 2024
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