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Traditional rice-pounding ceremony held at Iwate Prefecture temple

Video footage taken On Dec. 28, 2021, shows young priests at Motsuji temple in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, pounding mochi glutinous rice to make a traditional New Year food to be offered to parishioners and the temple's deity. A 50-kilogram "shimenawa" ornament was also hung to mark the coming year at the temple where the deity is said to have powers to ward off illness and misfortune. The video footage was taken by Hideyuki Miura of The Asahi Shimbun.
Video footage taken On Dec. 28, 2021, shows young priests at Motsuji temple in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, pounding mochi glutinous rice to make a traditional New Year food to be offered to parishioners and the temple's deity. A 50-kilogram "shimenawa" ornament was also hung to mark the coming year at the temple where the deity is said to have powers to ward off illness and misfortune. The video footage was taken by Hideyuki Miura of The Asahi Shimbun.
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Credit:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Editorial #:
1362861094
Collection:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Date created:
December 28, 2021
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Clip length:
00:00:59:18
Location:
Iwate, Japan
Mastered to:
MPEG-4 8-bit H.264 HD 1920x1080 29.97p
Source:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Object name:
rice-pounding