Bell rings in midnight at the Tokudai-ji temple as Japan celebrates the New Year

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Tokyo - 31 December 2024/ 1 January 2025
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Hundreds of locals and tourists crowded the grounds of Tokudai-Ji temple in Tokyo at midnight Tuesday as Japan celebrated the arrival of the new year.

At the stroke of midnight, people used a rope to swing a wooden pole against the huge bell at the temple to ring in the new year.

The tolling of bells at midnight is an ancient tradition for Buddhists, who believe that humans are born with 108 worldly desires and that these are removed when a bell is struck 108 times.

AP Video shot by Mayuko Ono


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