柊 [Hiiragi]
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Today, February third, is the final day of winter, 節分 [Setsubun]. It has long been believed that 鬼 [Oni] (Ogre)s would come on this night. So people scatter beans (mainly parched soybeans) and decorate the house entrance with a 柊鰯 [Hiiragi-iwashi] (made by a head of iwashi, or pilchard, on a branch of hiiragi) because it is believed that Oni dislikes them.
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