10 Of The Most Terrifying And Strange Religious Sites From Asia

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Last Updated on October 27, 2020

#1 – Awashima Jinja Japan

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Awashima Jinja Japan© japanese-city.com

In Japanese culture, dolls are not just toys. They are very symbolic and play a significant role in rituals and ceremonies for purification and prayer.They are nearly sacred and most treasured gift you can ever give to a newborn child and even to diplomatic ambassadors.

This temple is more designated for women who come to make prayers asking for a good health and fertility.The women also go there and take all the dolls that their daughters are no longer using because of the belief that the doll which is not well looked-after can haunt the family.

It is, therefore, not surprising to see the temple teeming with thousands upon thousands of dolls and figurines, especially those that are no longer wanted and cherished. Just think about how scary this could be!

The shrine organizes each and every year a festival in which dolls are arranged into a pile in boats and launched to swim in the nearby ocean until they sink believing that by sinking, they will take with them all the misfortune and bad lack deep in the ocean.

While these dolls are thrown into the ocean, many other dolls are offered in the temple with the hope of being lucky to conceive a child or have a new baby

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