CHIBA (Kyodo) A newlywed couple were greeted Sunday with cheers from an estimated 6,000 people along a river in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, as they were carried along in a boat in the city’s traditional wedding ceremony.
Until the mid-20th century, the main mode of transportation in Katori was by water and brides would carry their belongings to their new home by boat.
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