Purify and Recharge your spirit for the year From ancient times, the Japanese people practiced 年越の大祓Toshikoshi-no-Ōharae, a prayer to purify and rid themselves of the year’s yakunan, or "bad luck" (illness, accident, injury, fight, misfortune etc.), and kegare, or “withered spirit.” Over the previous six months since Nagoshi-no-Harae, the energy of a person’s spirit is diminished by tiredness, stress, […]