Bladder Festival

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Nakaciuq
gptkbp:celebratedIn Indigenous people
gptkbp:culturalPractice Inflating and preserving seal bladders
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Maintains relationship with animal spirits
gptkbp:duration Several days
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bladder Festival
gptkbp:location gptkb:Alaska
gptkbp:mainActivity Return seal bladders to the sea
gptkbp:period Winter
gptkbp:purpose Honor the spirits of seals
gptkbp:relatedTo Seal hunting
gptkbp:rituals Bladders are returned to the sea to release spirits
Bladders are kept in the house until the festival
gptkbp:significance Spiritual renewal
gptkbp:status Rarely practiced today
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_(proposed)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indigenous_people
gptkb:Yupik
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5