February 3^rd is Setsubun this year. It is the day before the first day of spring. We throw beans and shout “ Out with demons ! In with good luck ! “ And these days this kind of sushi roll called Ehoumaki is eaten on this day. We have to eat the whole roll as it is, facing in a lucky direction.  We mustn’t say a word until we finish the roll. The lucky direction is different every year. This year’s lucky direction is west south west.  We don’t cut the rolls because cutting them means cutting our relationships with others. In 1977 the sea laver union in Osaka came up with this idea to enhance consume of sea laver. Since then this undertaking seems to have been working very well. However I can’t afford to eat that huge roll all by myself. I’m worried about gaining weight. So I cut the roll in some pieces and ate them while talking with my family. After that I learned why we shouldn’t cut them. But I’m sure my family will be together and are going to be happy as usual.