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Setsubun - Japan
by Unknown
3 February
Setsubun
This ceremony, called "mame-maki" (bean-scattering) is performed at temples and shrines and in people's homes on the night of 3 or 4 February, "Setsubun", the last day of winter on the lunar calendar. Roasted soybeans are scattered in and around buildings, with cries of "Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi!" ("Devils out, good fortune in!").
Large shrines and temples sometimes invite "sumo" wrestlers or other popular personalities to perform the bean-throwing ceremony, chosing "toshiotoko" (those whose birth sign on the Chinese Zodiak is the same sign of the current year on the Chinese calendar) for good luck.
Some people believe they can guarantee themselves a year of good health by eating the same number of beans as their age in years on this day.
(Unknown submittor)
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