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Here's why these Japanese people are taking baths in red wine

Madison Malone Kircher

2015-12-03T18:56:57Z

In France, the third Thursday of November is known as Beaujolais Nouveau Day, a holiday celebrated in honor of the annual release of a new batch of Beaujolais Nouveau wine, a young, fruity drink that has become popular around the world.

At the Hakone Kowakien Yunessun hot-spring resort in Japan, drinkers took the holiday to the next level by bathing in a pool filled with the bright red beverage.

Here's a look at what goes on.

People of all ages raised their glasses at the spa in honor of Beaujolais Nouveau Day.

It looked like quite the celebration.

In case you're not familiar with the wine, Beaujolais Nouveau is a sweet wine made through a very short fermentation process.

Source: Beaujolais Nouveau Day

The revelers also held a moment of silence in honor of the recents attacks on Paris.

While the wine bath isn't strong enough to intoxicate bathers, we bet these glasses did the trick.

Source: Wall Street Journal

The Beaujolais Nouveau bath will run to the end of the month, with a new bottle of wine being added three times a day, a spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal.

Source: Wall Street Journal

During the rest of the year, the bath at Hakone Kowakien Yunessun are filled with other types of wine for bathers to enjoy.

Source: Wall Street Journal

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