節分の日
“Setsubun no hi”
Day of the changing
seasons
What is it?
 Setsubun
(節分, Bean-Throwing Festival or
Bean-Throwing Ceremony) is the day
before the beginning of spring in Japan.
 The name literally means "seasonal
division", but usually the term refers to the
spring Setsubun, properly called Risshun (
立春) celebrated yearly on February 3 as
part of the Spring Festival (春祭, haru
matsuri?).
Mame Maki
 For
good luck eat
the number of
beans that
corresponds to
your age…throw
the rest at the oni!
“Oni was soto, Fuku wa uchi!”
 This
phrase that is
said during mame
maki translates to
“Devils out ,
happiness in”
And now a moment of
silence…
 Each
year, it is a
tradition in my
house to eat a
sushi roll, a big fat
one, in complete
silence. It is
recommended to
face in a certain
direction. Each
year is different.
Eho-Maki

It is customary now to eat uncut makizushi called EhoMaki (恵方巻) (lit. "lucky direction roll") in silence on
Setsubun while facing the yearly lucky compass direction,
determined by the zodiac symbol of that year.
How to make rolled sushi
So what are you waiting for
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A few activities to consider:
Read the article
Put the sentences in the correct order
Write 1 and 2 in Japanese
Make the mask
Eat the beans
Throw the rest
Eat the sushi roll
Be happy
Resources
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setsubun
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http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AF%80%
E5%88%86
http://www.japancollection.com/japane
se-prints-uview/ChikanobuSetsubun.php?y=1&aid=127&pid=7783&
pg=1&ppp=100
http://www.japan21.org.uk/teachers/res
ources/downloads/setsubun.html
http://www.languageteachers.net/shari
ng_celebrations.htm
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