When is setsubun 2011

This 6-hour difference becomes about 24 hours in 4 years. That is why the month of February has 29 days instead of 28 days in each leap year. But it makes about 45 minutes extra in 4 years, and this minutes extra makes 3 more days in years. So, putting 97 leap years not leap years in years in the Gregorian calendar makes the time lag right. Kagoshima Chuo station area is getting activ The museum exhibits artifacts and presents a The museum presents novelists who related to About 5 minutes walk from Sakurajima Port.

A graveyard which is dedicated to over s Amami Oshima The island is blessed with the cobalt blue s Yoron Yoron is a small but the first class resort Jambo-mochi Jambo is Kagoshima's local sweet. It is rice The aquarium introduces sea creatures which In schools in Japan, students typically make oni masks at this time.

Out with the demons! Fuku wa uchi! In with good fortune! After the bean-throwing ritual mamemaki , people count out and eat the number of roasted soybeans equal to their age plus one more to protect them in the year ahead. These beans are called fuku-mame good fortune beans. For good measure, people might also decorate the outside of their houses with prickly holly leaves and sardine heads because oni demons are known to avoid the sharp thorns of the holly and to detest the smell of sardines.

In recent years, eating this traditional dish has become popular throughout Japan. Please complete the following to receive notification when new materials are added to the website. Japan Society. Setsubun Festival.