🙈 Setsubun (節分) – February 3rd
節分(せつぶん)(2月3日ごろ)
👹 鬼(おに)を追い払い、福を呼び込む行事
「鬼は外!福は内!」と言いながら、豆まき をする。
年齢+1個 の豆を食べると、健康でいられると言われる。
恵方巻(えほうまき) を食べる習慣もある。(特に関西)
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👹 A festival to drive away evil spirits and welcome good fortune
  • People throw roasted soybeans (mamemaki, 豆まき) while shouting:
"Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!" ("Demons out! Good fortune in!")
  • It's believed that eating one more soybean than your age brings good health.
  • In some regions, people eat Ehomaki (恵方巻), a sushi roll, while facing a lucky direction.
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🙈 Setsubun (節分) – February 3rd
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