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African elephants get vegetable version of Setsubun rolls as day before spring rolls around

Video footage taken on Feb. 1 at the Shirahama Adventure World animal theme park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture shows the facility’s African elephants being given a vegetables wrapped into the shape of traditional “ehomaki” rolls. The large-sized sushi rolls are traditionally eaten by Japan on Setsubun, the day before the start of spring, and are a symbol of longevity because of their length. The elephants ate early as Setsubun this year falls on Feb. 2. (Hiroshi Ono)
Video footage taken on Feb. 1 at the Shirahama Adventure World animal theme park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture shows the facility’s African elephants being given a vegetables wrapped into the shape of traditional “ehomaki” rolls. The large-sized sushi rolls are traditionally eaten by Japan on Setsubun, the day before the start of spring, and are a symbol of longevity because of their length. The elephants ate early as Setsubun this year falls on Feb. 2. (Hiroshi Ono)
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Credit:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Editorial #:
1300058137
Collection:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Date created:
February 01, 2021
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Clip length:
00:01:30:01
Location:
Wakayama, Japan
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MPEG-4 8-bit H.264 HD 1920x1080 29.97p
Source:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Object name:
africanelephants