SETSUBUN
-- the eve of the first day of spring --






Setsubun signifies the turning point day of season.
It changes from winter to spring.
The day is February 3rd.

At the day, people scatter parched soy beans inside and outside their homes with yelling "Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi! ".
The yelling means "Out with the ogre! In with the happiness! ".

And people eat the beans same number as age.

In big shrines and temples it is held the festival of this beans scattering.