Today is “Setsubun.” In Japan, people believe that this is the last day of winter. For good luck in the coming year, you should open your door or window and throw beans outside while you say, “Demons out, fortune in!” You should also eat a big, long sushi roll while facing the lucky direction. This year the lucky direction is south-southeast. You shouldn’t cut the roll, and you should eat the whole roll without talking. The sushi roll is big, so you need to open your mouth wide. But don’t say that you need a “big mouth.” That has a different meaning in English. If you have a big mouth, you are talkative, and you can’t keep a secret.   (119 words)

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