The Setsubon Tradition in Japan

i want to get things back into te magical realm here, because i ran across this wonderful a tradition, this festival known as a setsubon. The exact date they write is still a matter of dispute, and most estimates approximate the domestication occurred somewhere between three thousand 109 thousand years ago. This one in particular appears to have roots in chinese lunar, new year traditions that took on new form in japanese ture. I think we may have even discussed some kind of traditions of driving the one out of your house. It sounds very familiar.