明日の宵 いよいよ節分 豆まきだ

　紅梅がほぼ満開ですが、１０ヶ月前に観賞しやすいこの場所に植え替えたのが原因でしょう。幾分か元気がありません。今の私のようです。

　それでも花のない時季に、しかも、例年より寒い冬なのによく咲いてくれました。来年はもっと緻密に咲くように今後一年間よく世話します。

　ところで、明日は「節分で豆まき」です。「年の数だけ豆を食べるもの」と昔教わりました。皆さんは今でもこれを実践できるでしょう。しかし、私は無理です。

　その代わり、窓を開けて「鬼は外、福を内」と叫びます。ご利益はあるでしょうか。

Dear my overseas friends who are interested in Japanese traditions

　The red plum is as a glance in full bloom, but this is probably because it was replanted by me 10 months ago in this place where it is easy to see. She is somewhat down. The same situation as me now.

　Even so, it bloomed well in a season when there were no flowers, and even though it was a colder winter than usual. I will take good care of her for the next year so as to bloom even more densely next year.

　"By the way, tomorrow is Setsubun's bean-throwing event in our nation since the ancient times." I was taught a long time ago to eat as many beans as my age. You can still eat beans the same as your age now. But I can't.

　Instead, I open the window and shout, "Oni wa soto, Fuku wa uchi," that means "Fortune-in, Devils-out. Is there any benefit for me?

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