Japan Worshippers Brave Smouldering Coals To Pray For Safety

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14 March 2021 20:17 WIB

A woman and a girl wearing protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walk across smoldering hot ground at the fire-walking festival, called hiwatari matsuri in Japanese, at Mt.Takao in Tokyo, Japan, March 14, 2021. Japanese worshippers prayed for the safety of themselves and their families on Sunday by walking barefoot with Buddhist monks over smouldering coals at an annual festival near Mt. Takaosan. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

14 Maret 2021 00:00 WIB

A Buddhist monk wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, carries a child as he walks across smoldering hot ground at the fire-walking festival, called hiwatari matsuri in Japanese, at Mt.Takao in Tokyo, Japan, March 14, 2021. The fire-walking was more tense than usual because participants were required to wear masks and maintain social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

14 Maret 2021 00:00 WIB

A womaN walks across smoldering hot ground at the fire-walking festival, called hiwatari matsuri in Japanese, at Mt.Takao in Tokyo, Japan, March 14, 2021. The festival, called hiwatari matsuri in Japanese, has a history of about 50 years at Mt. Takaosan. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

14 Maret 2021 00:00 WIB

14 Maret 2021 00:00 WIB

A Buddhist monk wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, helps a woman walking across smoldering hot ground at the fire-walking festival, called hiwatari matsuri in Japanese, at Mt.Takao in Tokyo, Japan, March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

14 Maret 2021 00:00 WIB

Buddhist monks and visitors wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, look at a bonfireat the fire-walking festival, called hiwatari matsuri in Japanese, at Mt.Takao in Tokyo, Japan, March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

14 Maret 2021 00:00 WIB