It’s a little chilly here in Nagoya today, but we’re having a calm setsubun day.

It seems that you can run outside by “Oni is outside —“, the father of “Oni” today in this area. How about your local Setsubun plan for this year?

Setsubun in 2022 is February 3rd today.

Setsubun is the day before “Rising Spring” out of the four seasonal transitions of “Rising Spring”, “Rising Summer”, “Rising Autumn”, and “Rising Winter”, and is determined by the positional relationship between the earth and the sun. It seems that Setsubun is the day before, because it visits around February 4th every year. Therefore, the beginning of spring in 2022 is February 4th. And February 3rd, the day before that, is the day of Setsubun.

Setsubun is the day when the new season begins the next day, so events called Setsubun have been held in various parts of Japan with the aim of removing evil and bad things and bringing good luck to the new year. For adults who have lived for decades, it’s already imprinted, but it’s a difficult experience at this time.

Have you ever had a troubled experience every year when you come in contact with a small child and are always asked, “What is Setsubun? Why do you wrap beans around a demon and eat Ehomaki?” Even if it is said …

To all those troubled adults, let’s decide today with me this year the definition for children of Setsubun.

As I said earlier, I understand the setsubun date, but today I will answer the question about sowing beans.
Mame-sowing at Setsubun was repelled from around the Muromachi period, but at first it was said that rice was sown instead of beans, and the bean-sowing itself said, “To get rid of disasters such as illness.” Do children even know that it is a custom?

It seems that the custom continues until the present day, but it seems that people will ask, “Why are there demons? Are you demons?”, And the problem of the existence of demons remains at the end.

Is it a demon? Is there a demon? From here, I researched and learned so as not to lose to my child.

In Buddhism, this bean-maki (rice-maki?) Is thought to be “a demon lives in the desires and bad hearts of a person called anxiety, and that becomes a disaster.” It seems that he was sowing beans toward the demon. It became widely held as an event in temples, and in the Edo period, Buddhism spread among the common people, and it seems that the event of Setsubun became established.

In other words, it is thought that Setsubun’s demons have changed from “to drive away the worldly desires of demons to prevent disasters” to “to drive away” demons “in an easy-to-understand manner and to put in fortune. However, the form and format of this bean sowing varies depending on the region, so please consider it as a general interpretation of bean sowing.

Well, it seems that the definition of Setsubun for children will take shape a little.

“Setsubun is a day that divides the seasons, and is a day to drive out bad things, hoping that everyone can spend their time in good health and happiness.”

How about this? And let’s explain the existence of “demons” as bad things. Now, if your child asks you a question, you won’t be disappointed.

Well, I understand the meaning of bean-maki, but everyone in the Kansai region, of course, “bean-maki” and “ehomaki”, but I think there are also people who are preparing another one.

Yes, I stabbed the head of a roasted holly into a twig of holly

“Hiiragi Iwashi”

I think that people who can eat eel are coming, but from ancient times it was often displayed under the eaves on Setsubun day as a talisman, but nowadays it is rarely seen, but what about it?

For those who don’t know, I would like to briefly explain what it is like to cut off the head of a raw eel, bake it firmly, stab it into a holly branch, and decorate it at the front door. It looks grotesque.

It seems that there is a custom that is often used for festivals, etc., because it has a long-standing effect of warding off odors and sharp objects. “Head” and “pointed thing” refer to “holly leaf thorns”, and it seems to mean that holly can prevent demons from entering the house. Also, more specifically, it is said that the smell of roasted sardines keeps the demon away, and the sharp holly branches point to the demon’s eyes. By the way, this custom of Hiiragi has been around for a long time, and it appears in “Tosa Diary” drawn in the Heian period and “Ukiyo-e” in the Edo period, so I’m sorry.

When I was a kid, I first saw “Hiiragi” at the eaves of an old house. I wonder if the “Hiiragi” at the eaves had already stood for half a year after decorating it, it’s already a mummy. (The period for decorating “Hiiragi” is from the day after the First Full Moon Festival (January 16) to the day of Setsubun, or only on the day of Setsubun, from the day of Setsubun to the end of February, or from the day of Setsubun. It seems that there are some areas to decorate for a year.) The muffled eaves eel head is quite a shocking figure for children. It seems that demon extermination will be effective by sowing beans, but this “Hiiragi” has the power to prevent the entry of evil things. No, it works at all.

Adults who are thinking about Setsubun plans such as Setsubun, Mame-maki, Ehomaki, etc., are likely to be asked by children today, but they are about to be deeply digged by merciless questions. Occasionally, let’s distract a little from the story, such as “Hiragi, are you?”

Well then, good luck.

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