撮棒さいぼう

noun

ritual rod to ward off evil

Archaic term for a rod, typically made of holly olive, used in traditional rituals to avert calamities. Not used in modern everyday language.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには、祭さい礼れいで撮さい棒ぼうを用もちいる記き述じゅつがある。

  Old documents describe the use of a 撮棒 in religious ceremonies.