Setsubun is a traditional ceremony to dispel demons, usually observed on 3 February. The practice of scattering beans (豆撒き mamemaki) to drive away demons is one of some magical rites performed to ward off evil.
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The word setsubun (節分) originally referred to the eve of the first day of any of the twenty-four divisions of the solar...
Setsubun