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Misogi
Shinto practice / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Misogi (禊) is a Japanese Shinto practice of ritual purification by washing the entire body. Misogi is related to another Shinto purification ritual, harae. Thus, both are collectively referred to as misogiharae (禊祓).[1]
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