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Don’t Throw Away Ehoumaki Sushi Rolls
Marking the last day of winter, February 3 is Setsubun day. On this day various traditions are observed in order to get rid of bad luck and invite in good luck. One of these is having ehoumaki sushi rolls; it is said that if you eat it facing in a lucky direction, your wishes will come true. However, in recent years there have been reports of many unsold ehoumaki sushi rolls being thrown away at supermarkets and convenience stores. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has called for manufacturers to adjust production in order to avoid food waste.
2月3日は
ni’gatsu mikka ha
February third
節分
setsubunn
marking the last day of winter
です。
desu.
is
この日
kono hi
this day
は、
ha,
on
厄を
yaku wo
bad luck
はらい、
harai,
(in order) to get rid of and
幸せを
shiawase wo
good luck
呼び込む
yobikomu
invite in
行事が
gyouji ga
(various) traditions <events>
行われます。
okonaware masu.
are observed
恵方巻きという寿司を
ehoumaki to iu sushi wo
ehoumaki sushi rolls
食べることも
taberu koto mo
is having
その一つで、
sono hitotsu de,
one of these [and]
恵方（縁起のいい方角）を
ehou (engi no ii hougaku) wo
(a) lucky direction
向いて
muite
facing in
食べる
taberu
(you) eat (it)
と
to
if
願いが叶う
negai ga kanau
(your) wishes will come true
と
to
that
言われています。
iwarete i masu.
(it) is said
ところが
tokoroga
however
ここ数年、
koko suunenn
in recent years
スーパー
su-pa-
supermarkets
や
ya
and
コンビニ
konnbini
convenience stores
で
de
at
売れ残った
ure nokotta
unsold
恵方巻きが
ehoumaki ga
ehoumaki sushi rolls
たくさん
takusann
many
捨てられている
suterarete iru
being thrown away
と
to
of
報道されています。
houdou sarete i masu.
there have been reports
農林水産省は、
nourinn’suisannshou ha,
the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
食品ロスを出さない
shokuhin’rosu wo dasanai
avoid food waste
よう
you
in order to
製造量の調整を
seizouryou no chousei wo
production to adjust
呼びかけています。
yobikakete i masu.
has called for (manufacturers)
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