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July 13, 2012, Tokyo, Japan – Chidorigafuchi Park visitors put in the water paper lanterns to celebrate the ceremony of Toro-nagashi in Tokyo. Toro-nagashi is a Japanese ceremony where participants put float paper lanterns in the water; "toro" is a Japanese word it means "lantern", and "nagashi" means "cruise, flow". According to tradition, these lights show a way for the spirits of the dead to the afterlife. Image details File size:
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