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Shimenawa was a Rokugani rope of straw which hosted a kami and used for ritual purification. [1] They were meant to encircle sacred spaces. Decorated with jagged strips of paper and straw tassels, shimenawa were commonly found around sacred trees and stones and throughout a shrine. Such ropes came in two varieties: blessing ropes, which ward against evil spirits and created "homes" for kami to dwell within, and binding ropes, which contained spirits and kept them from leaving. Priests sometimes encircled houses or even entire villages with shimenawa in order to bless them and keep them safe from supernatural harm. [2]

References

  1. Risen from the Flames, by Robert Denton III
  2. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 154
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