Expelling devils with beans 撒豆驅邪:日式儺

The night before the beginning of spring, in every house people scatter parched soybeans, shouting "Bad luck, go out of my house. Good luck, come into my house." This ritual is usually done in the night of 3rd Feb. In ancient China more than 2000 years ago, there was a ritual of expelling devils and bad lucks at the end of a year. In Japan, people still keep a similar one. This cute pack in the photo is for children.

立春的前一天晚上, 每個日本家庭人們都開門窗, 撒黃豆來驅邪招福。大家大喊"邪氣出去! 福氣進來! "

中國古代臘月有驅逐疫鬼的一種儀式叫做儺(音: 挪)。2000多年前的周禮有關于儺的記載。