Iomante (bear sending ceremony)
                        
                            GPTKB entity
                        
                    
                Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object | 
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:Ainu_ritual | 
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | gptkb:Iomante gptkb:bear_sending_ceremony | 
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance | important Ainu tradition | 
| gptkbp:hasAnimal | gptkb:deer blakiston's fish owl (occasionally) | 
| gptkbp:involves | feasting singing and dancing raising a bear cub ritual sacrifice of bear | 
| gptkbp:location | gptkb:Hokkaido gptkb:Sakhalin | 
| gptkbp:practicedIn | gptkb: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 | 9 | 
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Iomante (bear sending ceremony) |