大晦日, 知恩院, 京都 (Monks ring in New Year, Chion-In Temple, Kyoto)

"As part of welcoming the new year, the purpose of this ceremony is to sweep away all of the desires that have accumulated over the course of a year. The bell is struck 108 times, which represents the number of desires that we hold. The bell at Chion-in is one of the most famous in Japan. Due to its size, it takes a team of seventeen monks to strike the bell, and each time the bell rings the monks can be heard shouting Ee hitotsu (One more!) and sōre (Now!)." - Chion-In website (http://www.chion-in.or.jp/e/events.html)

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[antoncolbo]

Very nice to hear the sound of this bell ringing.

Sorry I won't be there to ring in the New Year any time...