Watch: Japanese husband-throwing event
4,763 views · Published 16 January 2014 · 1:13 · Indexed 25 September 2026
Channel: CBS News · 2014 · News & Politics
Residents of Tokamachi, Japan continued a tradition that has been in place since the 18th century - throwing husbands in the snow. The custom, practiced every January 15th, is believed to have started as retaliation against outsiders who married local girls. This year, three kimono-clad husbands were carried to the top of a hill and thrown into six feet of snow. They then rolled down the slope to their waiting wives.
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