Festival - "Setsubun" - Japan

Kindergarteners enjoyed Beean-Scattering Ceremony.
They shouted "Out with bad luck, in wiht good."

On the eve of the first day of spring.
People scatter roasted soybeans to chase away devils
and pray for good fortune at home.

Kibi Kougen Elementary School
Okayama, Japan
February, 4, 2000