新しん藁わら

noun

new straw; straw from the current year

Refers to straw harvested in the current year, as opposed to old or stored straw. Used in agricultural and traditional craft contexts.

• 新しん藁わらで作つくった縄なわは丈じょう夫ぶだ。

  Rope made from new straw is strong.

• 農のう家かでは、新しん藁わらを納な屋やに積つみ上あげた。

  At the farm, they piled the new straw in the barn.

noun

rice seedlings boiled, dried, and tied into a woman's hair to ward off evil spirits

A specific folk custom item; the rice seedlings are processed and used as a protective charm in the hair. This sense is rare and culturally specific.

• 昔むかしの風ふう習しゅうでは、新しん藁わらを髪かみに結むすんで魔ま除よけにした。

  In an old custom, they tied new straw into the hair as a charm against evil spirits.