Bean Day

The Bean Throwing Festival (also known as Mamemaki) is an event in Dōbutsu no Mori and in the Japanese versions of Animal Crossing: New Leaf that occurs on the third of February every year to celebrate the ending of Winter and the beginning of Spring. During the festival, Villagers will be carrying throwing beans throughout the day.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf
In, the player will find Isabelle in the Event Plaza. When spoken to, she will explain to them about the holiday and give them either a Red or Blue Oni Mask. If the player talks to villagers while wearing the Oni mask, they will perform a shocked emotion and start throwing beans at the player.

During the day, instead of selling Fortune Cookies, Timmy and Tommy's store will be selling Eho-maki, a type of sushi, for 800 bells. When purchased, Timmy and Tommy will tell the player to eat the Eho-maki while facing a specific direction in order to obtain good luck.

Trivia

 * The fact that villagers throw beans at the player may be because in Japan, throwing beans at a mythical being called Oni brings good luck.