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| Workers add final touches to a float in anticipation of Kyōto's annual Gion Matsuri festival, held in mid-July. Initiated in the 9th century as an appeal to the gods in a time of plague, the ceremony today draws large crowds who come to admire the procession of floats, with their beautiful tapestries and ornate carvings. | ||||||
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