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Wie jedes Jahr fand im Hakone-Schrein in Japan wieder das traditionelle Bohnenwerfen statt. Teilnehmer werfen Sojabohnen und bitten um Schutz. Vor allem zum Frühlingsbeginn soll das Ritual böse Geister vertreiben.
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The bean scatterer is traditionally a male family member born on the zodiac sign of the new year (年男), or else the male family head🙄
For good luck family members eat 1 soybean for each year of their life, plus 1 extra for the new year.
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Rozan-ji's (廬山寺) 'Tsuina-shiki Oni-no-Hōraku' (追儺式鬼法楽 'Driving Out Demons through Piety') ends as most Setsubun celebrations do with the oni cast out.
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At a shrine in #Kyoto, apprentice female entertainers called "maiko" have thrown beans as part of an annual ceremony to pray for people's good health for the year.
#Setsubun is the last day of winter on the traditional Japanese calendar, and usually falls on February 3.
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Kozakura’s Beans
#FanFic #OthersidePicnic (#UraPi) #MissKobayashisDragonMaid (#DragonMaid)
#Wss366 Bean Setsubun #MastoPrompt GuestKozakura looked at the three girls and asked Kasumi, “Are these your friends: Saikawa-chan and Kana-chan?”
“We are accomplices,” Kasumi replied.
Kozakura considered reminding her adopted daughter not to blurt out the first phrase that came to her. She was better at speaking these days, but she got careless at home.
Kozakura smiled to herself and decided against it. It would be embarrassing for Kasumi to be scolded in front of her friends. Kozakura could only imagine how hard it had been for Kasumi to make friends at school. She wouldn’t make it harder.
Instead, she looked at the other two girls. They looked respectable, but there were school reports about all three of them.
“I hear the three of you like to cause a little mischief,” she said, her face dead serious.
The three of them shook their heads no, looking worried.
“It’s mainly Kasumi-chan’s fault,” Riko said, forgetting her promise to be a better friend to Kasumi.
Kana was about to speak, but Kozakura beat her to it. “That’s too bad because I had a mischievous game I wanted to play. I guess it will be just me and my daughter.”
“Sometimes a little,” Riko admitted. “But we don’t hurt anyone. Not even the bullies.” A statement with just a shred of deception.
“We like games,” Kana added, choosing not to correct Riko. The bullies deserved it. If you’re going to brag about how strong you are, you should be prepared to fight. That was the dragon’s creed.
“Today is #Setsubun,” Kozakura said. “Do you know what we do every year at this time?”
“Throw beans,” Kanna and Riko said while Kasumi pantomimed.
“Right. And in a few minutes, some oni are going to come through that door. I want you to help me throw beans at them.”
The girl’s eyes shone as they nodded yes and received handfuls of blessed beans.
“Here they come!” Kozakura said, glancing at her monitors. “Throw!” she yelled as the front door opened.
“Aww… Oww…. Why are you throwing beans at us?” Sorawo yelled, ducking. “We’re guests!”
Toriko was much more philosophical and ran forward to tickle Kozakura.
Needless to say, Kasumi happily joined in, while her friends looked on, amazed.
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‘Kintoki Scattering Beans to Oni’ - Torii Kiyonaga, 1803. #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe #Setsubun
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The beans are thought to symbolically purify the home by driving away the evil spirits that bring misfortune and bad health with them. Then, as part of bringing luck in, it is customary to eat roasted soybeans, one for each year of one's life (kazoedoshi), plus one more for bringing good luck for the year. -
The main ritual associated with the observance of Setsubun is mamemaki (豆撒き, 'bean scattering'); this ritual sees roasted soybeans (known as fukumame (福豆, 'fortune beans')) either thrown out of the front door, or at a member of the family wearing an oni (demon or ogre) mask while shouting 'Devils out! Fortune in!' (鬼は外! 福は内!, Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!), before slamming the door.
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Osmanthus heterophyllusToday, February third, is the final day of winter, 節分 [Setsubun]. It has long been believed that 鬼 [Oni] (Ogre)s would come on this night. So people scatter beans (mainly parched soybeans) and decorate the house entrance with a 柊鰯 [Hiiragi-iwashi] (made by a head of iwashi, or pilchard, on a branch of hiiragi) because it is believed that Oni dislikes them.
via konjaku
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Mardi 3 février 2026 : bon anniversaire, Rin Tōsaka (Fate/…) !
Et bonne fête de #Setsubun ! 👺 🫘
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The 3 colours of the oni symbolize the 'sandoku' (三毒 the '3 kleshas'). In Buddhism kleshas are mental states that cloud the mind, poison the heart, and manifest in unwholesome actions.
❤️greed/desire (貪欲)
💚ill-will/anger (瞋恚)
🖤ignorance/folly (愚痴) -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@falseknees/115997211289267381
Why is it so cold in Kyoto?
Perhaps it will get warmer soon — today is Setsubun (節分)... 'Devils out! Fortune in!' (鬼は外! 福は内!, Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!)' -
In Taoism and Onmyōdō the directions are each assigned 1 of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals (or a combination).
The N.E. is 'Ushitora' (丑寅), 'Ox Tiger'.
It has been suggested that oni (horns, teeth, strength and loincloth) evolved as a representation of this directional name. -
For those wondering about the ear-worm that is "Oni-no-Pantsu" (おにのパンツ).
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There are three symbols in particular that confectioners enjoy using for Setsubun...
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Okame (also known as Ofuku 於福 and Otafuku 阿多福) is a cheerful, plump-cheeked woman that has become a symbol of Setsubun. The character '福' (fuku) in her name means 'luck'.
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Setsubun (節分), which falls on February 3rd this year, marks the beginning of spring in the lunar calendar.
Yoshida-jinja (吉田神社), Mibu-dera (壬生寺), Yasaka-jinja (八坂神社) and Rozan-ji (廬山寺) host the city's most famous celebrations.
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Tiger loincloths, roasted soybeans, holly and dried sardine heads, oni, a plump-cheeked woman, lucky directions and makizushi...
...this thread will tell you everything you need to know about Setsubun (節分)🤔driving out demons
sweeping out beans...
now I sit cross-legged
鬼の出た跡はき出してあぐら哉
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In case you’re in Kyoto this weekend:
#setsubun #kyoto #Japanhttps://www.deepkyoto.com/all-about-setsubun-the-bean-throwing-festival/
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Give your "konnyaku," a gelatinous food made from the corm of the konjac plant, a fun edge by twisting it into braids. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/01/23/food-drink/konnyaku-braids-setsubun/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #recipes #japanesecuisine #vegetables #setsubun
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Oni-wa-soto! Fuku-wa-uchi! (Devils Out! Fortune In!”)
In Japan there is an event on February 3 each year called “Setsubun”.
Kids throw dried soy beans to shoo away demons while shouting, “Oni-wa-soto! Fuku-wa-uchi!.”
In many families, the father dresses up as an ogre and chases family members, who in turn throw the beans at him.
https://japanese-tradition.com/en/setsubun-the-bean-throwing-ceremony/
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Happy #Imbolc ( #Celtic #Pagan ), #Candlemas ( #catholic ), St. Brigids day( #Irish catholic), #Setsubun ( #japanese ). 4 holidays most Americans are oblivious to, and just know it as groundhog day. Days when the Ewes started to give milk, people would get their plows blessed and related to pagan rituals in both rome and Celtic regions. The points between the solstices similar Samhain (halloween), Beltain (may day) and Lammas,
In Catholic Europe its mostly catholic #pancake ( #crepes in france) day as it symbolizes the sun. In Mexican tradition its tamales.
Setsubun is a day where you throw beans either adzuki red beans or roasted soy beans depending the region at someone dressed as an oni (japanese ogre) as a way to send bad luck out of your house and eat unsliced sushi rolls for long life, along with other foods depending on the region.
So have some pancakes or crepes for breakfast, and tamales for lunch and some sushi for dinner, maybe the groundhog will bring you some magic beans to throw at the oni for luck. -
This ukiyo-e print titled ‘Inviting Fortune’ by Toyohara Chikanobu (1889) depicts the #Setsubun mamemaki (bean-throwing) ritual undertaken to banish misfortune and welcome good luck for the year ahead. I've written more here: open.substack.com/pub/curiouso... #JapaneseArt #JapaneseFolklore
