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I wasn't familiar with the story, "Setsubun no Oni". Love it! It encourages one to see the good in people, even when they have been branded as 'bad'.

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It's one of my favorites in that series, too.

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I remember watching Nippon Mukashibanashi on TV in the 1980s. It was a lovely way to learn Japanese and learn about Japan. Watching "Setsubun no Oni" today I was charmed again by the voices, but especially the dialect. I am pretty sure I was unable to recognize that when I first watched the series.

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Thank you so much, I really enjoyed reading this. So much of what you have said resonates for me.

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I watched that 昔話 on YouTube the other day and loved it, but it was in some playlist and the title was cut off, and I didn't really put it together with 節分 but now I know, of course! I love your take on 節分, thank you!

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Thank you for this entertaining post. I imagine that there’s a huge clean up operation involved after throwing the beans all over the room/house, or are they only thrown outside?

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There aren't any strict rules, but traditionally we throw beans inside and outside. In Setsubun custom, we don't call it "cleaning up." We call it "picking up fortunes." All the beans thrown are considered good luck beans.

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That’s a very positive way of viewing things. Wonderful.

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Wonderful post!!!!

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