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February Setsu-Bun * 節分 *. J3A Yuri Hayakawa. * What is Setsu-Bun ?*. It is on February 3 rd or 4 th ‘Setsu-Bun’ means to separate seasons In between two seasons, Japanese people believed ‘ A Devil (Oni)’ appeared To exorcise devils, they threw beans at them
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FebruarySetsu-Bun*節分* J3A Yuri Hayakawa
*What is Setsu-Bun?* • It is on February 3rd or 4th • ‘Setsu-Bun’ means to separate seasons • In between two seasons, Japanese people believed ‘A Devil(Oni)’ appeared • To exorcise devils, they threw beans at them • Instead, they called in ‘Good Fortune(Fuku)’
*Events* • Nowadays, we throw beans yelling ‘鬼は外、福は内’ • It means ‘Devils go outside, Good fortunes come in’ • Usually, the father of the family puts on a mask of the devil and pretend to be one • The children in the family throw beans at their father as hard as they can!
*Food 1* • The beans we throw is called ‘Mame’(豆)in Japanese • It is roasted soybeans (Daizu) • After throwing them at the devil, we eat the beans left (We don’t eat the ones on the floor!)
*Food 2* • On the Setsu-bun day, we also eat sushi called ‘Eho-maki’(恵方巻き) • We eat a whole roll facing a decided direction • While eating, we are not allowed to speak (Because if we speak, we believe that the good will go away)