Today is 'Setsubun' the dividing day between seasons in the ancient calendar. You can read all about it at a different blog:http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/setsubun-festival-february-3.html
Basically, you throw roasted soy beans and shout 'Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi'. (Out with the devil/demon and in with good fortune.) Then you get to eat as many beans as you are years old. I got a mask from the supermarket, but it looks more like a cat
than a demon!Another tradition that seems to be more modern is eating really big sushi rolls. Check them out in the picture!
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