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People rush forward with flaming sticks as they try to set fire to a wooden shrine that is protected by men from Nozawaonsen village during the Nozawaonsen Dosojin Fire Festival on January 15, 2018 in Nozawaonsen, Japan. The festival is staged by village men of “yakudoshi¨ or “unlucky” ages of 42 and 25 to celebrate the birth of a family's first child, to chase away evil spirits, and to pray for a happy marriage. It takes the form of fire battle between the men who build the shrine, who try to protect it, and the other villagers who try to set it aflame by throwing torches at the shrine. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
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