Strands

Shimenawa is stretched not only at shrines but also on trees and rocks, and it is said that the place is a sacred place where the gods dwell, the boundary / boundary that separates the sacred area from this world, and has the role of exorcising evil and calamity.
In the middle of the rope, there is a "〆noko" made of straw tufts and a "paper hanging" made by folding paper in a special way.

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