Onbashira Festival in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. April 8th 2016 Local men risk their lives to ride tree trunks down a steep hill. The tree trunks will become pillars of the local shrine. The festival takes place every 7th year, and is said to be more than 1200 years old. Credit: Chris Willson/Alamy Live News

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