Japanese old calendar says winter ended yesterday(3rd Feb) and it’s the beginning of spring today. It’s called “Setsubun(節分)”. What we did yesterday was to throw and scatter roasted soy beans inside and outside our houses with saying “Get goblins out of the house! Invite happiness … Continued
On February 4th, we celebrated Setsubun. Setsubun (節分, Bean-Throwing Festival or Bean-Throwing Ceremony) is the day before the beginning of Spring in Japan (3rd, Feb) according to the Lunar calendar. The name literally means “seasonal division”. Well, it was far from feeling spring … Continued
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