bear sending ceremony

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:award
Ainu tradition
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:iomante
gptkbp:culturalSignificance spiritual communication
connection with nature
gptkbp:documentedIn anthropologists
gptkbp:features dancing
feasting
prayers
singing
offering of sake
gptkbp:hasAnimal bear cub
adult bear
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label bear sending ceremony
gptkbp:involves ritual sacrifice of a bear
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kuril_Islands
gptkb:Sakhalin
gptkb:Hokkaido,_Japan
gptkbp:practicedIn Ainu people
gptkbp:purpose send bear spirit to the gods
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ainu_religion
mythology
gptkbp:status rarely practiced today
gptkbp:type Ainu people
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ainu_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5