to ta ke it could encourage bridger landis to take action against people suspected of, for whateverers even now. champagne and fireworks may be part of your new year's ritual, but at one shrine injapan, they have an entirely different way of saying ‘out with the old, in with the new‘. rylee carlson explains. it's a new year's ritual in osaka, japan. filing into this shrine looking for a fresh start. here they follow the chief priest. and then, on his cue... priest: ha, ha, ha! crowd: ha, ha, ha! this is a laughing ceremony to forget the bad they have experienced throughout the year. translation: i laughed all the bad things away. i hope next year will be filled with laughter. the ritual is based on a japanese myth that says laughter opens the cave of the sun goddess. the priests keep them going for about 20 minutes. it spreads throughout the temple. laughter is contagious, as they say. and here injapan, so is the hope of a happy new year. rylee carlson, bbc news. that is one way of doing it. before we go let's show you the pictures of the last two known dancing bears from an animal