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Chopsticks Day celebrated in Japan

2011-08-05 07:41:16 GMT2011-08-05 15:41:16(Beijing Time)  China Daily

A woman throws a bundle of chopsticks into fire, praying to the Gods for health in Hie Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. August 4 is Chopsticks Day in Japan. Around 100 citizens go to Hie Shrine, throwing 7,000 pair of chopsticks into fire to pray for health. Japan set August 4 as Chopsticks Day in 1980 to appreciate chopsticks' contribution to meals.[Photo/Xinhua]

A bundle of used chopsticks was put in the ceremony in Hie Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. August 4 is Chopsticks Day in Japan. Around 100 citizens go to Hie Shrine, throwing 7,000 pair of chopsticks into fire to pray for health. Japan set August 4 as Chopsticks Day in 1980 to appreciate chopsticks' contribution to meals. [Photo/Xinhua]

People throw bundles of chopsticks into fire, praying to the Gods for health in Hie Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. August 4 is Chopsticks Day in Japan. Around 100 citizens go to Hie Shrine, throwing 7,000 pair of chopsticks into fire to pray for health. Japan set August 4 as Chopsticks Day in 1980 to appreciate chopsticks' contribution to meals.[Photo/Xinhua]

August 4 is Chopsticks Day in Japan. Around 100 citizens go to Hie Shrine, throwing 7,000 pair of chopsticks into fire to pray for health. Japan set August 4 as Chopsticks Day in 1980 to appreciate chopsticks' contribution to meals.

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