St Patrick's Students Celebrate Setsubun – Japanese Festival
Students of Japanese celebrated last week one of the important festivals in Japan known as Setsubun. It marks the change in seasons to Spring in Japan and people eat and throw soybeans outside their house to rid the house of bad luck and bring in good luck. People also make a large sushi roll and eat it while thinking of their goals for the year.
Students in classes did not throw beans but were able to eat some. These beans were freshly roasted, and students enjoyed the crunchy, almost popcorn like taste. Students also were given the opportunity to make their own sushi roll. These rolls are called “Eho-maki” which is a good luck sushi roll that you are not allowed to cut. The roll represents your wishes and goals for the year. Cutting up the roll will cut up your luck. Students ate the rolls without cutting them thinking of their goals for the year.
It was a great experience for all students and we look forward to a year of great luck in 2021.
Julian Nash - Japanese Language Teacher - LOTE Coordinator
