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JAPANESE CUSTOM
IN JAPAN THE PEOPLE WILL WASH THEIR HANDS AND FACE
BEFORE ENTERING A TEMPLE, BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE
THAT THIS GESTURE CLEANSES THEIR SOULS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church |
Date learned: 01-28-1968
