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New Year shrine visit; which shrines are potent?
This is called hatsumode, the first visit to a shrine.
Hatsumoude means New Year's visits to shrines.
The most important Shinto event takes place in the New Year, when millions of people visit shrines to pray for happiness and a healthy year.

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