man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
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man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
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彼は今年の年男だ。
He is this year's 年男 (man born in the current zodiac year).
新年の挨拶では、年男が特別な存在として扱われる。
In New Year's greetings, the 年男 is treated as a special person.
年男は、節分の豆まきで鬼役を務めることが多い。
The 年男 often plays the role of the demon during the Setsubun bean-throwing ceremony.
厄年と年男が重なる年は、特に慎重に過ごすべきだと言われている。
It is said that one should be particularly careful in years when one's unlucky year (yakudoshi) coincides with being a 年男.
家族全員が年男の健康と幸福を願い、神社でお祓いを受けた。
The entire family prayed for the 年男's health and happiness and received a purification at the shrine.
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