Setsubun is a Japanese festival to celebrate the coming of Spring. It falls on February 3, which should be easy for Americans to remember as the day after Groundhog Day. For non-Americans among Tachiai readership, let’s just say Groundhog Day is a great movie by Bill Murray and leave it at that.*
The ritual at the center of setsubun is the bean throwing, mamemaki (豆撒き), shown here in this tweet found by Herouth (@SumoFollower).
豆まきの様子を動画でどうぞ😄😄😄😄😄日馬富士がお豆を撒いているよ〜💪💪💪 pic.twitter.com/1pKXDNVuVi
— るあちゃん (@Terekura_chan) February 3, 2018