Setsubun is Uta's all time favorite holiday. On February 3rd we get to throw yummy roasted soy beans all over the house to scare the devils out and invite happiness in. We then giggle our way through the silent consumption of an uncut sushi roll, called Eho-maki. This literally means "lucky direction roll", because it is eaten facing the yearly lucky compass direction, determined by the zodiac symbol of that year. This year it was southwest. It's a Japanese springtime ritual that coincides with the lunar new year, and always succeeds in making us simply giddy with delight.
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