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Year-End Purification Ceremony (Grass Ring Ritual) at Katsushika Hachiman Shrine
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Year-End Purification Ceremony (Grass Ring Ritual) at Katsushika Hachiman Shrine

◇ When

December 31, 2026

Thursday

⌖ Where

葛飾八幡宮

千葉県 市川市 千葉県市川市八幡4-2-1 ⌖ Open in Maps ↗
In this Shinto ritual, participants write their name and age on a paper figure, breathe on it three times to transfer their impurities, and then pass through a ring made of grass to purify themselves of misfortune. Held annually at the end of June and on New Year's Eve.
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