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