鬼おに打うち豆まめ

noun

roasted soybeans for driving away evil spirits

Specifically the beans thrown during Setsubun (節分) to expel demons and invite good fortune. Also called 年の豆.

See also: 年の豆

• 節せつ分ぶんには鬼おに打うち豆まめをまいて、福ふくを呼よび込こみます。

  On Setsubun, we scatter roasted soybeans to drive away evil spirits and invite good fortune.