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Tamaseseri Festival

Tamaseseri Festival is held on January 3. Hakozaki Shrine, Fukuoka, Japan. This event in the first decade of the month January is annual. Help us Help us 
3 January - Tamaseseri Festival
Japan is one of the countries in the world that has interesting celebrations and traditions. One of these is the Tamaseseri Festival, or Ball-Catching Festival in Fukuoka. Half-naked men scramble for a lucky 8-kg ball in a shower of cold water in the shrine. The ball, also known as takara-no-tama is believed to bring good fortune upon the person who can lift it over his head. The group is divided into two: Land Team, consisting of famers and the Sea Team, which consists of fishermen. According to the Japanese, whether the year will bring a rich harvest/catch will be determined by which team gets the ball and hands it to the Shinto priest. The Tamaseseri festival is one of the three main festivals of Kyushu and dates back 500 years. Historians also said that it originated from the legend of the dragon god (ryujin) offering two balls to Empress Jingu.

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