The annual event took place at Hiraoka Shrine in Higashiosaka City. The ritual is based on a Japanese myth that the gods' loud laughter opened a rock cave in which the sun goddess had locked herself.

On Dec. 19, 1999, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama, was officially opened and consecrated. The opening Mass was celebrated by the Diocese of Birmingham’s bishop at ...

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