Japanese mark winter’s end with festivities
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...
AP PHOTOS: Japanese mark the end of winter with bean-throwing ritual to ward off evil spirits
Japan’s annual ritual of “mame-maki,” or bean-throwing, at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking ...
Japanese mark the end of winter with bean-throwing ritual to ward off evil spirits
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...
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Japanese mark winter’s end with festivities
Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking "setsubun," the last day of the winter in the Japanese lunar calendar. Like rice, soybeans are considered a symbol of vitality and purity. Inside the ...
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AP PHOTOS: Japanese mark the end of winter with bean-throwing ritual to ward off evil spirits
Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking “setsubun,” the last day of the winter in the Japanese lunar calendar. Like rice, soybeans are considered a symbol of vitality and purity.