Ogres, soybeans, & sushi rolls! Spring time rituals in Japan!
Throwing soybeans in ogres that we eat? It all seems confusing, but after watching this video it made sense! Would you eat soybeans off the floor? If you don’t get why I am asking this, check out the video.
Highlights
I just can feel that spring is around the corner and not because of the fresh spring air but because of all the springtime commotion going on the department stores.
It’s said that during seasonal changes people are more prone to catching colds and getting sick so for Setsubun we conduct rituals for preventing that.
I read somewhere that nowadays in certain regions they actually use peanuts in the shell so they can throw it on the floor.
The eho is determined by a mapping of the numbers in the year with the 10 heavenly stems from the Chinese calendar.
“I never told you this but I have recurring nightmares. They happen every other night.
- Commotion
- noun. Violent or tumultuous motion, agitation, disturbance.
- Rituals
- noun. Established procedure of religious nature, or rites.
- Nowadays
- adverb and noun. It means at the present day or moment. In these times.
- Determined
- adjective. Resolute, decided, resolved.
- Recurring
- verb. To occur again.
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We are Chika's Japanagos Channel enthusiasts. Through her wonderful and informative videos we learn English language and the Japanese unique culture. Chika's silent strength and prowess in presenting interesting topics capture us to follow her channel in Youtube. We picked up three significant sentences and five unfamiliar words from the video for you to ponder. So, let's learn English and Japanese culture together!
japanagos, 14-04-03 15:45, 14-04-03 15:49, Yosei