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shimenawa
Sign in to saveAlso known as geumjul, taboo rope
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Within Vinony's link graph, shimenawa is referenced by 581 other articles, and connects out to Shinto shrine, sumo and torii.
Vinony files it under Decorative ropework, Shinto and Shinto religious objects.
Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Artifact.native_name
- しめ縄
- Artifact.native_name_lang
- ja
- Artifact.image
- Image:Hiyoshi-sha Okimura ac (3).jpg
- Artifact.material
- Hemp fiber/Straw <!--
- Artifact.biggest
- Izumo Taisha
- Artifact.weight
- -->
- Artifact.location
- Japan
- Artifact.culture
- Shinto
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- rope
- Part of
- culture of Korea
- Image
- Izumooyashiro89.JPG
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- Commons category
- Shimenawa
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Encyclopedic overview
28 sectionsContents
- Shinto
- Origin of {{Transliteration|ja|shimenawa}}
- Shinto shrines
- Types
- Decorations
- Biggest {{Transliteration|ja|shimenawa}} in Japan
- Use
- In Mountain Opening Ceremony
- In New Year's Celebration
- {{Transliteration|ja|[[Hadaka Matsuri]]}}
- In sumo
- Construction
- Material and preparation process
- Related objects
- {{Transliteration|ja|Heihaku}}
- {{Transliteration|ja|Himorogi}}
- {{Transliteration|ja|Kazari}}
- {{Transliteration|ja|Kamidana}}
- Raijin
- {{Transliteration|ja|Shinboku}}
- {{Transliteration|ja|Torii}}
- In art
- {{Transliteration|ja|Shimenawa}} production in Taiwan
- Image gallery
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
are lengths of laid rice straw or hemp rope used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion.
vary in diameter from a few centimetres to several metres, and are often seen festooned with —traditional paper streamers. A space bound by typically indicates a sacred or ritually pure space, such as that of a Shinto shrine. are believed to act as a ward against evil spirits, and are often set up at a ground-breaking ceremony before construction begins on a new building. They are often found at Shinto shrines, gates, and sacred landmarks.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “shimenawa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.