Setsubun: Japan celebrates Bean-Throwing festival

The Setsubun festival was celebrated across Japan on Friday. (Photo: AP)
The Setsubun festival also known as the Bean-Throwing festival or Bean-Throwing ceremony was celebrated across Japan on FridaynbspMame-maki the ritual of throwing beans is performed as part of the Setsubun festival The ritual that is believed to bring in good luck and drive away evil is performed annually to mark the beginning of the spring in the lunar calendar

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