Setsubun
Setsubun
("seasonal division") Is a fesitival in Japan celebrating the beginning of spring. It’s held on 3 or 4 of February which
isone day before the beginning of spring according to
Japanese lunar calendar.
This
day was to chase away the evil spirits from the winter .
This holiday is not very popular anymore although some people still decorate their houses with holy tree leaves and fish heads. In the 13th century it was a popular custom, people belived that the smell
of burning trees and the sound of drums would scare the spirits away.
Nowadays it’s more common to throw rosted beans into houses, temples an
shrines. Ou are supposed to shout „Oni
wa soto ! Fuku wa uchi!"
while
throwing the beans which means „Devils
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