Day 26: Fortune In, Devils Out!

When we heard that there was a karaoke party downstairs at TKC, we decided to go down there and knowing that there are free drinks made it more the reason to go. Hahaha ... I won't say who said that. :D

So anyway, during dinner, there were some staffs of TKC that who devil hats and were carrying huge bats. We did wondered what it was because they looked like clowns to us at first. So we thought that it was part of the karaoke party ... err ... ad. But it wasn't. It was just a simple gathering with mostly the staffs were singing. So we didn't stay long down there. :D

We went upstairs to get our meal baskets for breakfast and dinner for tomorrow at the canteen because we can't make it for both meals because we are going to Tokyo Disneyland. It was in there that we saw another batch of "devils". So we asked what it was and she said that they were the evil ones and throwing the soybeans meant out with the bad spirits. Although we really didn't tried that because it would not looked so ... friendly. Hehehe. :D

An exerpt from an email by Ms. Minchin:

we have beans near xxx cube from xxx-san.

"how to use" :
1. eat beans, # of beans you eat will depend on your age :P
so if 45 yrs old ko, i have to eat 45 kabuok, busog :P
2. we could also throw the beans to drive away the evil spirits  :) 

kuha lang mo didto unya hehe

thanks

The Japanese festival Setsubun marks the end of winter and beginning of spring on the lunar calendar. out with the bad, in with the good' is the accompanying catch phrase of this early spring festival.

P.S. I replaced the names with xxx for confidentiality purposes. Hahaha. Kidding. :)