Japanese Traditional Snacks for Bean-Throwing Ceremony, Setsubun

As I was thinking that I finally got out of the mood of the New Year holidays, they started to display already assorted roasted soybeans and cute dry sweets at a nearby Japanese sweets shop.
The assorted snacks' name is “Setsubun”. ( The word “Setsubun” literally means “division of the seasons”. We usually have bean-throwing ceremony.)

 

A smiling woman’s (represents good fortune) mask and devil (Oni in Japanese) one, a wooden measure and rolled sushi is called “Ehomaki”...

 

They are very fine works. Above all, on the wooden measure, even beans and a word are engraved.

Just by looking at the assorted sweets, it is very enjoyable because there is a mixture of homespun roasted soybeans and flawless dry sweets in a small box.

 

This "Setsubun" box is palm size (9 cm square), it lasts long and inexpensive. So it will be good souvenirs around this season for any visitors, especially from foreign countries.

 

A Display during a heavy snow storm the other day.

 

T.S