Hadaka Matsuri, a naked festival, held in Japan

Participants clean their bodies with cold water before heading to Saidaiji Temple to take part in the Hadaka Matsuri, in Okayama, Japan, Feb.16, 2019. It is the most famous one among all Hadaka Matsuris, where people fight for the sacred wooden sticks representing happiness and good fortune in the freezing cold. [Photo: VCG]