Today is setsubun(節分)which is one day before the first day of spring which is called risshun(春分).
On this day we scatter the roast beans to drive away devils saying "Oni wa soto, Fuku wa uchi(鬼は外、福は内)." It means "Devils out, fortunes in."
We eat the roast beans as many as our age in counting years which is one year older than actual age.
We have a custom to eat 'Ehomaki(恵方巻)" which is a big sushi roll. We eat it directing the good luck direction of the year without speaking.
I went to buy it and was so surprised to see the variation, size and price. Some cost about yen2000 per roll.
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