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Setsubun events are conducted around 3^rd of February, every year. People throw beans to drive demons away, chanting "Out with the demons!" "In with happiness and good luck!" to the person who disguised as a demon. They also eat the same number of beans as their age. (I eat a lot more than that because I love beans, though.)

Recently we do not perform punishing demons, but I remember when I was in nursery school, a teacher who disguised as a demon was so scary that I cried.

People eat a rolled Sushi called Eho-maki completely, facing a certain direction without talking. Then they laugh out loud. Every year, our family members burst out laughing when we eat Eho-maki. During this silent eating, I am always about to explode with laughter when I see my family member laughing out loud alone. It may look strange, but people eat that way wishing fruitful year with good health.

I would cherish this slightly weird but wonderful events with good wishes, in the future as well.