Today all over Japan people celebrate Setsuben by throwing beans to chase away the evil spirits shouting "oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi ( Evil is out, good luck is within) or Oni wa uchi, fuku wa uchi (evil is within, good luck is within").
Usually the man of the house(see above) puts on a demon mask and runs around chasing the others in the house, while they throw beans at him. I did and had much fun, while Ariana was too shocked at her parents behaving so silly to get up and join in. Once she recovered, she did repeat the words just like she learned in Japanese class.
Tess just ate the beans.
So much for cultural enrichment..........
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