Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Bean Throwing Ceremony in Kamakura

Today is February 3rd. We cerebrate this day as the day to divide two seasons: winter and spring.Roasted beans have been used as a charm against demons since ancient times.They are scattered inside and outside the house and the words ' Fortune in,devils out  ' are shouted.The bean-throwing ceremony is held on a grand scale at temples and Shinto shrines.
 These are the photoes and a film taken at Kamakura-gu Shrine in Kamakura today.
 

Miss Kamakura is poised to scatter beans.


Kamakura-gu Shrine
 
 

A foreign diplomat and his wife

 

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