Shide (Shinto)
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The origins of shide are traced to the yūshide, a thread made from the bark of Broussonetia × kazinoki mentioned in the Kojiki. There are different styles of folding shide. One method requires placing the paper zigzags in a cut slit on a stick, creating a ritual object known as a gohei or heihaku.[3] A gohei is an offering to kami that can be seen on kamidana altars and inside the main building of a Shinto shrine.[4]
A common purification ritual uses a Script error: No such module "lang"., a wooden stick with linen or paper shide attached at the top.[5] A Shinto priest waves the Script error: No such module "lang". over a person, item, or newly bought property, such as a building or a car. The wand is waved at a slow and rhythmic pace, but with a little force so that the Script error: No such module "lang". strips make a rustling noise on each pass of the wand. For new properties, a similar ritual known as Script error: No such module "lang". (lit. "calming the land") is performed with a Script error: No such module "lang". within an enclosed part of the land (enclosed by Script error: No such module "lang".).
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