Today is "Risshun"(立春)
Feb 04th 2012 14:43
Today is "Risshun"(立春), the day the beginning of spring. I write about "Setubun" the previous diary entry. I threw soybeans toward outside crying "Demons out!"(鬼は外), toward inside crying "Luck in!"(福は内) last night. After throwing soybeans, I ate "Futomaki"(太巻き) without talking while facing a Lucky direction, this year's direction is the north-northwest. It was the day beginning of spring, but it was still so cold. The flu was raging almost all Japan. Fortunately I haven't had the flu. I want to take care not to have the flu. This picture if of the soybeans in a Japanese measure(升,ます).
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