Namahage Festival Takes Place

OGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 12: A man dressed in straw clothes and an orge mask as Namahage, or a mountain demon, performs dances during the Namahage Sedo Festival at Shinzan Shrine on February 12, 2010 in Oga, Akita, Japan. Namahage visit each house to admonish sluggards to mend their ways, ward off disasters and offer blessings, looking for evil children, in the area on New Year's Eve. In the festival, which combines the local event of the ceremony of the shrine, visitors can experience these traditions and its folk culture. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)
OGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 12: A man dressed in straw clothes and an orge mask as Namahage, or a mountain demon, performs dances during the Namahage Sedo Festival at Shinzan Shrine on February 12, 2010 in Oga, Akita, Japan. Namahage visit each house to admonish sluggards to mend their ways, ward off disasters and offer blessings, looking for evil children, in the area on New Year's Eve. In the festival, which combines the local event of the ceremony of the shrine, visitors can experience these traditions and its folk culture. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)
Namahage Festival Takes Place
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