Setsubun
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Key facts
- Holiday.type
- Shinto
- Holiday.image
- Setsubun.jpg
- Holiday.imagesize
- 250px
- Holiday.caption
- Tokuan shrine
- Holiday.nickname
- Bean-throwing festival, Bean-throwing ceremony
- Holiday.observedby
- Japanese people
- Holiday.longtype
- Religious, cultural
- Holiday.significance
- Day before the beginning of spring
- Holiday.scheduling
- Varies
- Holiday.frequency
- Annual
- Holiday.duration
- 1 day
- Holiday.date
- Between 2 and 4 February
- Holiday.relatedto
- Spring Festival ()
- Holiday.date2023
- Friday, 3 February
- Holiday.date2024
- Saturday, 3 February <!--
- Holiday.date2025
- Sunday, 2 February--> <!--
- Holiday.date2026
- Tuesday, 3 February-->
- Holiday.date2027
- Wednesday, 3 February
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- Setsubun
- name in kana
- せつぶん
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9 sectionsContents
- History
- Traditions
- {{transliteration|ja|Mamemaki}}
- Other practices
- Historical practices
- Regional variations
- See also
- References
- External links
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is the day before the beginning of spring in the old calendar in Japan. The name literally means 'seasonal division', referring to the day just before the first day of spring in the traditional calendar, known as ; though previously referring to a wider range of possible dates, is now typically held on February 3 (in 2021 and 2025 it was on 2nd February), with the day after – the first day of spring in the old calendar – known as . Both and are celebrated yearly as part of the Spring Festival () in Japan. 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.