The new year will start off with terrible luck, you saaaay!?

It's nothing to be down about, Youmu.

You'll be fine if you just tie it to a tree on the shrine grounds, you see?

It should be fine if it's within 3 seconds.

.... Hmm? Aren't you NOT supposed to tie it in times of bad fortune?

Something tells me chopping it up and setting it adrift in water was the thing.

Or bringing it home and burning it.

Or mixing it in with mochi and eating it.