noun
Archaic term for a ceremony to expel evil spirits; now mostly seen in the compound 追儺 (ついな), referring to the ancient court ritual held on New Year's Eve.
See also: 追儺
追儺は、大晦日に宮中で行われた儺の儀式である。
Tsuina is a ceremony of driving out evil spirits that was performed at the imperial court on New Year's Eve.
The historical derivation is uncertain; the character 儺 is conventionally associated with the ancient Chinese-inspired ritual of exorcism.