2015年1月29日木曜日

The last day of winter "setsubun"

The Last Day of Winter, called “Setsubun”.
In 2015, 3rd of Feb. is Setsubun.
Setsubun literally means “division of seasons.”
It is used to mark the end of winter and summer, and is derived from the old lunar calendar.
However, “setsubun” has now come to mean the day before the first day of spring only.
It usually occurs around February 3rd. On this day, in a custom called mame-maki,
people throw and scatter roasted soy beans inside and outside their houses while saying,
“Get goblins out of the house! Invite happiness into the home!”
In Japanese “Oni ha soto! , Fuku wa uchi!”

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2 件のコメント:

  1. When I celebrated this holiday, I remember my Japanese dormmates telling me to eat a special type of sushi roll in one particular direction. I forget which direction we had to face or what kind of sushi we ate, but it was a maki-roll....

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  2. Yes! It's maki sushi called "ehomaki".
    Ehomaki is a long sushi roll which you eat all in one go on the night of Setsubun,
    while facing silently toward the year’s “lucky” direction with your eyes closed,
    wishing for perfect health and praying for prosperity of business!

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