Christianity in Japan preWW1
There were secret places for the worship of Christianity in Japan decades before WW1. People praying would cross their thumbs to emulate a cross, because Christianity and its symbols had been forbidden. But if caught, the practitioners thumbs would be cut-off as punishment... to start.
•My source was an NHK World news program around 2016.
•Comment bout 7/3/23 ZOpium Den stream.
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