Chatting on the TERASU
2025-01-31Hello.
NanoTerasu has been in operation since last year.
This year, public use will also be launched soon, and it will become even more active.
In the corner of such a cool scene, we will start a corner where we chat a little irregularly.
Please take a peek onces in a while.
So, the first chat will be about “Ehomaki”.
Nowadays, the custom of eating ehomaki on Setsubun has become popular even here in Tohoku. There are various theories as to its origin, but some say that it started in Osaka to wish for prosperous business, good health, and family happiness.
We have staff members from various parts of the country at our workplace, and we asked a person from the Kansai region about the “official” custom.
Ⓣ: “Please tell me about ehomaki.”
K: “In Kansai, it’s called futomaki. Ever since I can remember, Setsubun has been all about futomaki.”
Ⓣ: “Futomaki…that’s a common name, isn’t it? You don’t call it “eho”, do you? Then, how do you spend Setsubun?
K: “In my family, all the family members eat the homemade futomaki, facing the direction of the year’s blessing, and eat the whole thing in silence. We don’t talk to each other until we finish eating one! After that, we eat sardines with their heads attached. I can’t do without it.”
Ⓣ: “Do you eat the sardine with the tail head, too? I feel like I’m going to get thorns all over it! Kansai people are wild, aren’t they?”
K: “We eat sardines normally! “
Ⓣ: “Normal is… raw? “
K: “We usually eat them grilled. We can use a flame! “
I see. I could catch a glimpse of Kansai’s customs.
By the way, NanoTerasu also has a cross-sectional view of ehomaki.
The date of Setsubun this year is Sunday, February 2, the first time in four years since Setsubun in 2021.