This is May in Japan.
Tomorrow is Setsubun day.
Setsubun day means Bean-Throwing Festival.
It is written in Japanese as 節分.
Supermarkets in Japan sell soybeans scattered on Setsubun day.
I bought soybeans.
We scatter these soybeans about the house on Setsubun day.
When we scatter soybeans, we shout "Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi!".
"Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi" means "Out with the demon and in with fortune! ".
And we eat as many soybeans as our age.
I like eating soybeans, so when I was a little girl, I envied my parents that they could eat many soybeans.
But now, I am jealous of a little girl...
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