Setsubun

So last Thursday I had the privilege of celebrating Setsubun. For those of you not savvy to the Japanese ways Setsubun is a bean throwing ceremony held the day before the beginning of spring. It is sort of a New Years tradition where you cleanse away the evil of the year before. In order to do this you must participate in mamemaki where you throw beans at someone dressed as an Oni or devil.

Here's how it went down at my school...

our throwing beans

Oni!

some of us were braver than others...

we have to vacuum...but at least the evil is gone. Happy Setsubun!