Hariai is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. Its capital is Harar. Covering 374 km2 in the northwest of the country, its population (as of 1999) is 154,000.
It is located on a hilltop, with an elevation of 1885 meters.
It is the capital of the modern Hariai ethno-political division (kilil) of Ethiopia.
For centuries, Harar has been a major commercial center, linked by the trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia, the entire Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and, through its ports, the outside world.
As well as being attached to Shimenawa, they are also used in the fundamental style of ritual or harai (literally "sweeping") when many strips of Shide are attached to a pole, which is waved left and then right.
Hariai are purification rituals to remove unwanted impurities and spirits such as that shown above over the head of a woman above.
It is common for Japanese to have their new car purified with a ceremony where a priest says a prayer and then makes a few sweeps of the wand over and inside the newly purchased car.
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