it is setsubun tomorrow
tomorrow Feb third is the bean throwing festival in japan, which is called setsubun in japanese. we throw soy beans in the house shouting <out with demon in with good luck! > this traditional event symbolises warding off evil spirits of the house. i am not sure it is a remnant of animism but we japanese customarily think that every object has its own spirit or soul . and it is believed that on this day of setsubun festival, eating the same number of beans as your age makes you healthy and lucky, though i want to , as i am 43 yeas old i cant eat so much.......
明日は節分ですね。年齢と同じ数の豆を食べると、健康で過ごせるっていいますが、４０個以上も豆食べたら、腹こわしたりしないか心配だよ（笑）
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