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White-clad participants standing beneath a waterfall during supervised misogi-harai

Misogi

Misogi is Shinto purification through ablution, ranging from preparatory washing to more demanding immersion in rivers, the sea, or waterfalls.

Shinto priest waving a white-paper ōnusa during a vehicle purification in Hiroshima

Harae

Harae is a family of Shinto purification rites that prepares people, places, and offerings for renewed participation in ritual and communal life.