2015年 02月 02日
Setsubun 節分
今年、2015年の春節の休日は2月18日から2月24日までの7日間です。
Setsubun
February 3rd is called ''Setsubun'' or seasonal division. In old days, people were afraid that evil demons would come and attack them. People scatter handful of beans on the day in order to ward off the demons.
Eho-maki & Lucky Beans
We shout ‘’Demons out! Fortune in!’’ while scattering roasted beans called ‘’Fukumame’’. After that, we eat the beans, we are supposed to eat beans a grain more than our own age. These days eating a big sushi roll called ‘’E-maki’’ is also popular. This custom is derived from Kansai region and now has spread nationally. This year’s lucky direction is ‘’West-South-West’’.
まだまだ寒いですが、春はもうすぐそこ!
by connection-eigo
| 2015-02-02 16:57