Ōnusa

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An ōnusa

An ōnusa (大幣) or simply nusa (幣) is a wooden wand traditionally used in Shinto purification rituals.

Ōnusa are decorated with a number of shide (paper streamers). When the shide are attached to a hexagonal or octagonal staff, the wand is also known as a haraegushi (祓串).

See also[]

• Glossary of Shinto
• Flail
• Gohei
• Gunbai
• Harae
• Hu (ritual baton)
• Saihai

References[]

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

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