Sumo wrestlers throw beans at temple

Sumo wrestlers throw beans at temple

NARITA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) and Estonian ozeki Baruto scatter beans during the annual Bean-Throwing Festival marking the lunar calendar start of spring at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2012. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and welcome good luck at traditional ''setsubun'' events in early February.

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