Happy Setsubun, minna! Feb. 03 & 04 signals the end of Winter to Tokyoites (must be NICE; we've still got 30cm of SNOW covering the ground here and it's going down to -14C tonight) and part of the observance is to throw handfuls of beans out the door while chanting "Oni wa soto!" (bad luck out!), then tossing more beans inward while chanting "Fuku wa Uchi!" (good luck in!).
I wonder ... in OUR case, shouldn't we chant "Fuku wa soto -- ONI wa uchi"??? I mean .. she IS an Oni, after all ....
UruseiNeo:
doesn't "Oni wa uchi" mean "Oni is (my) house"?
maybe it means something more along the lines of an Oni being IN the house.
Kroptik:
Not according to Wikipedia. :P But you should know not to translate these things too word-wise, it usually doesn't work right. :P
Anyway, I'll just chant "Fuku wa uchi. Oni wa uchi." and fill my whole house with beans. ;D Maybe Lum will show up. xD
cata:
If she does, say hi from me will you? =)
UruseiNeo:
Isn't a fuku a sailor suit? (Girl's school uniforms)