earthlingFeb 3

A maiko or apprentice geisha and a participant wearing traditional kimono throw beans during the annual Setsubun bean-scattering ceremony to celebrate the upcoming arrival of spring and ward off evil spirits at Takahata Fudoson Kongoji temple in Hino, #Tokyo, #Japan. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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柊 [Hiiragi]
Osmanthus heterophyllus

Today, 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.

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Feb 3 at 12:50pmWeb