How do you say, “Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi,” in English?
Why do you roast and eat beans at setsubun?
Setsubun literally means “division of seasons.” It is used to mark the end of winter and summer, and is derived from the old lunar calendar. However, “setsubun” has now come to mean the day before the first day of spring only. It usually occurs around February 3rd. On this day, in a custom called mame-maki, people throw and scatter roasted soy beans inside and outside their houses while saying, “Get goblins out of the house! Invite happiness into the home!” Some people believe that mame comes from the word mametsu which means drive away evil matter, in Kanji.
After throwing the beans, people customarily eat one roasted soy bean, mame, for each year of their age, and pray for happiness throughout the year. There is another reason why people roast and eat these beans; It is said that the bean contains the evil of the previous year, and so it is roasted to prevent evil from sprouting. People in some regions scatter peanuts and eat them, because peanuts are easier to clean and pick up. Some people eat rolled sushi, ehomaki, while facing the year’s “lucky” direction.
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鬼退治も完璧です！
今年もいい一年になりそうです！
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こんにちは！
麻布十番の美容室OneWORLDです！
今日は節分ですね〜
麻布十番でも豆まきパレードをやっているそうです！
なぜ節分に豆まきをするのか知っていますか？
昔京都に鬼が出てみんなを困らせていました。
そのとき神様のお告げで豆を鬼の目に当てて
退治したというお話があります。
『鬼＝魔』
『魔』を『滅』っする
ま め
という言葉からその年無病息災で過ごせるようにと
豆を撒くようになったそうです！
ちなみに豆は煎った豆でないといけないのは
生の豆だと芽が出ますよね？
魔から芽が出てくるということで
縁起が悪いとされているのです！
How do you say, “Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi,” in English?
Why do you roast and eat beans at setsubun?
Setsubun literally means “division of seasons.” It is used to mark the end of winter and summer, and is derived from the old lunar calendar. However, “setsubun” has now come to mean the day before the first day of spring only. It usually occurs around February 3rd. On this day, in a custom called mame-maki, people throw and scatter roasted soy beans inside and outside their houses while saying, “Get goblins out of the house! Invite happiness into the home!” Some people believe that mame comes from the word mametsu which means drive away evil matter, in Kanji.
After throwing the beans, people customarily eat one roasted soy bean, mame, for each year of their age, and pray for happiness throughout the year. There is another reason why people roast and eat these beans; It is said that the bean contains the evil of the previous year, and so it is roasted to prevent evil from sprouting. People in some regions scatter peanuts and eat them, because peanuts are easier to clean and pick up. Some people eat rolled sushi, ehomaki, while facing the year’s “lucky” direction.
OneWORLDも豆まきしましたよ〜
鬼退治も完璧です！
今年もいい一年になりそうです！
ナツミ
International Hair Salon in Azabujuban
One WORLD
English Speaking
106-0045
港区麻布十番2-8-3 DKNS麻布十番 ４Ｆ
Tel 03-6459-4354
https://www.one-world.info
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