What Is Setsubun? How To Welcome Spring With the Japanese Bean-Throwing Competition

3.9K What’s so fortunate concerning the humble soybean? You may throw it (or a complete handful) for success! On February 3, Japan celebrates Setsubun (節分), a vacation that bids farewell to winter and welcomes spring. Learn how soybeans and sardines can expel the demons from the previous 12 months and purify you for the brand…