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Watch these, Japanese plunged into ice water in Tokyo's shrine to pray for the new year
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Parishioners of a shrine in Tokyo braved the cold and stepped into an ice bath to purify their souls. 33 men and 7women dipped into a cold bath pool twice and chanted for about 4 minutes.