Latest newsletter:"Ehomaki (Lucky direction roll)"
February 26, 2020On Febraury 3rd, the day before Lichun (the beginning of spring), Japanese people have a tradition called "Mamemaki" to expel evil spirits as part of the Setsubun festival. In the practice, people shout "Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi! (Demons out! Luck in!)" while throwing dried soya beans towards a person who wears a demon mask. And also they eat the same number of his/her age (or one extra) of the soya beans. Eating Ehomaki ("Lucky direction roll") is also a very common custom to bring in good luck among households or public events on the Setsubun event.
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Rolling in luck : Ehomaki (Lucky direction roll)
Translation by: Hitomi Kochi, reviewed by Chan Yee Ting
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