日本通 44 Setsubun (節分) Festival at the Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto....A Japanese Festival of Fire and Spirits

 

As part of the Setsubun Festival at the Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, geishas dance and throw soybeans, which are believed to chase away evil, into the crowd. Credit...Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

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A Japanese Festival of Fire and Spirits

During Setsubun celebrations in Kyoto, demons and bad luck are banished as people prepare for the start of the new year.

節分在日本指各季節的分際，即立春、立夏、立秋、立冬的前一天，也就是各季節變化的前一天，在舊曆中，一年之始的立春被視為最重要的一天，造成在江戶時代後常特指立春的前一天。所謂立春只說太陽照射地球的角度呈現315度的日子，因此，每年的節分都不盡相同。在2018年時，節分是在2月3號。 ^[1]

節分祭

原由[編輯]

在季節交替時，易生邪氣，如:鬼、災禍、疾病，因此，必須

Setsubun (節分) is the day before the beginning of spring in the old calendar in Japan.^[1][2] The name literally means 'seasonal division', referring to the day just before the first day of spring in the traditional calendar, known as Setsubun; though previously referring to a wider range of possible dates, Setsubun is now typically held on February 3 (in 2021 it was on 2nd February),^[3] with the day after – the first day of spring in the old calendar – known as Risshun (立春). Both Setsubun and Risshun are celebrated yearly as part of the Spring Festival (Haru matsuri (春祭)) in Japan.^[4] Setsubun was accompanied by a number of rituals and traditions held at various levels to drive away the previous year's bad fortunes and evil spirits for the year to come.^[5][6]

As part of the Goma Fire Ritual at Mibu Temple, monks burned gomagi, wooden sticks symbolizing human desires, on a pile of cypress leaves. Credit...Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

At Yasaka Shrine, musicians also threw bags of beans into the crowd. Credit...Chang W. Lee/The New York Times