A paper streamer cut in a zig-zagging fashion used in [[Shinto]] rituals.  A common element of a [[gohei]] or [[shimenawa]], a shide should only be tagged as such when depicted by itself or as part of a [[shrine]].

h4. External links

* Wikipedia: "Shide":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shide_%28Shinto%29
* "Encyclopedia of Shinto: Shide":http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=316
* "Shinto Ritual in words and Pictures":http://www.nihonbunka.com/shinto/shime.htm

See also:

* [[Miko]]
* [[gohei]]
紙垂 四手