February 3 Setsunbun-sai
Posted on 03. Feb, 2012 by ksozenbe in Shinto
Setsunbun-sai (Shinto)
Setsunbun-sai, popularly known as teh Bean-throwing Festival, marks the end of winter and the eve of the first day of spring according to the ancient East Asian solar calendar familiar to Japanese. Beans are thrown into each room of the house, and then through the outer doors, with the shout, "Devils out, Fortune in!" Today Setsunbun-sai is a happy family festival.
