Ōnusa

An Ōnusa

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An Ōnusa (大幣^?) or simply nusa (幣^?) is a wooden wand used in Shinto rituals. It is decorated with many shide (zig-zagging paper streamers). When the shide are attached to a hexagonal or octagonal staff, it can be also called haraegushi (祓串^?). It is waved left and right during purification rituals.

Ōnusa are not to be confused with hataki, which look somewhat similar.

References [edit]

• Encyclopedia of Shinto, Ōnusa accessed on March 29, 2009.

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