Iomante (bear sending ceremony)

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ainu ritual
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Iomante
gptkb:bear_sending_ceremony
gptkbp:culturalSignificance important Ainu tradition
gptkbp:hasAnimal gptkb:deer
blakiston's fish owl (occasionally)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iomante (bear sending ceremony)
gptkbp:involves feasting
singing and dancing
raising a bear cub
ritual sacrifice of bear
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hokkaido
gptkb:Sakhalin
gptkbp:practicedIn Ainu people
gptkbp:purpose send the spirit of a bear to the gods
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Ainu_religion
gptkbp:status rarely practiced today
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ainu_folklore
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5