除夜の鐘Joya no kane (New Year's Eve bells)

Joya no Kane (除夜の鐘) lit. 'new year's eve bell' is a Japanese Buddhist event held annually on New Year's Eve. The bell, or bonshō, is struck at midnight of December 31, as a part of the Ōmisoka celebrations. Most temples ring the bell 108 times. It is celebrated mainly in Japan, but also in South Korea and at Japanese Buddhist temples around the world.

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