Maiko apprentice geisha scattered roasted soybeans on Setsubun, the day marks the beginning of spring, at Yasaka Shrine in Japan on Friday. /CFP Photo

Bean-throwing is thought to drive malevolent spirits and illness from living spaces, thus ensuring prosperity and good luck for the whole year. /CFP Photo

Your age plus one. During the annual two-day Setsubun festival, the Japanese collect and eat one more soybean, also called the lucky beans, than their age to ensure prosperity and health through their whole lifetime. /CFP Photo