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Japanese Culture: Risshun (立春) Posted by Ginny on Feb 2, 2009
All over Japan people are celebrating the season of Risshun (立春). Risshun (立春) refers to the spring setsubun (節分). Setsubun (節分) is a term that refers to the day before each new season. Another term that is inter-changeable with the term risshun (立春) is haru matsuri (春祭). Haru matsuri (春祭) literally means ‘spring festival’. The haru…