shimenawa
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Shimenawa are sacred Shinto ropes made of rice straw or hemp, used to mark purified or holy spaces and objects in Japan.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto ritual object
→
religious symbol → |
| associatedWith |
Shinto altar
→
kami → torii → |
| category |
Japanese religious objects
→
Shinto objects → |
| color |
straw-colored
→
|
| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
→
|
| culture |
Japanese culture
→
|
| etymologyLanguage |
Japanese
→
|
| function |
mark purified space
→
mark sacred space → ward off evil spirits → |
| hasComponent |
shide
→
twisted rope → |
| hasRitual |
installation ceremony
→
|
| hasVariant |
household shimenawa
→
large shrine shimenawa → |
| installedAt |
entrance of sacred areas
→
|
| madeFrom |
hemp
→
rice straw → |
| maintenance |
periodic replacement
→
|
| materialType |
natural fiber
→
|
| placedAround |
sumo wrestling ring
→
|
| placedOn |
Shinto shrine building
→
sacred rock → sacred tree → torii gate → |
| reasonForReplacement |
maintain ritual purity
→
|
| relatedConcept |
yorishiro
→
|
| religion |
Shinto
→
|
| religiousTradition |
Japanese folk religion
→
|
| shape |
twisted rope
→
|
| symbolizes |
boundary between sacred and profane
→
presence of kami → purity → |
| usedBy |
Shinto priests
→
Shinto worshippers → |
| usedDuring |
New Year celebrations in Japan
→
|
| usedFor |
consecration of objects
→
ritual purification → |
| usedIn |
Shinto ritual
→
Shinto shrine → |
| writingSystem |
Japanese script
→
|
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Shinto
→
|
associatedWithSymbol |
|
Ikuta Shrine
("temizuya")
→
|
hasBuilding |