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After the Negi-no-Mai Dance, the shrine priest mixes branches and paper in boiling water. 「お湯花(ゆばな)」という儀式
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This ceremony is called Yubana, meaning "hot-water flowers."
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People then tore off the zigzag paper from the shimenawa rope and dipped it into the hot water and wiped themselves on their face, etc., for healing prayers.
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The festival ended in about an hour.
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