About till 2 years ago,
he had been saying that
because devils would come
he didn't want to join the chasing-devil-ceremony at Kofukuji Temple.
This year, he was eager to join it.
And he grew up as much as
saying "I will protect you, mom."

Probably he thinks of himself as the super-hero Kamen Rider...
And the traditional sushi rolls for the ceremony, well-known in Kansai area.
We took bites out of a whole roll with the office staff.
This year, we had to face to west-southwest (it's a ritual)
without uttering any words,
during eating it all.
Eating sardine as well.
We decorated the sardine heads with holly leaves
which my son got from a school activity in a forest.
This avoids devils coming in the house.
We also scattered soybeans and ate them...
And it's a spring season according to the calendar.
But it's cold.
Nara is cold.
But the plum trees in my yard started having floral buds.
Let's go out to look for spring.