INAZAWA, Aichi Prefecture--Women officially joined a so-called "naked festival" at a shrine in central Japan on Thursday for the first time in the event's 1,250 year history, donning purple robes ...

The Japanese and the Koreans have Lunar New Year Festivals, as do the Vietnamese. In Vietnam, Lunar New Year is called Tet. The full name is Tet Nguyen Dan. It means “feast for the first morning”.

TOKYO: A shrine in Japan that hosts a “naked man” festival dating back around 1,250 years will, for the first time in its history, permit women to take part in its rituals this year.

The holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea ... said the most popular overseas destinations this year are Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia ...