No. 10 of 15 · Yokai Personalities
Oni: Bad Luck Out, Good Luck In
By the Picturepops™ team
A horned red oni from an 18th-century Japanese Otsu-e folk painting wishes your new home laughter and luck. At Setsubun, Japanese families toss roasted beans through the house, shouting for demons to go out and good fortune to come in. For someone settling into a new home.
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Inside, it says
ONI the one who brings luck home In Japan, tossed beans chase the demons out. Here’s to your new home, full of laughter and luck. 鬼
On the back
鬼 / ONI / the one who brings luck home / At Setsubun, the Japanese bean-throwing festival, families toss roasted beans through the house and shout Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi: demons out, good fortune in. This little oni hides under his hat.
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