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Iomante (イオマンテ),
sometimes written as
Iyomante (イヨマンテ), is an Ainu
ceremony in
which a
brown bear is sacrificed. The word
literally means "to send something/someone...
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ritual which is
called Iomante, in the Ainu language, or
Kumamatsuri in ****anese.
Kumamatsuri translates to "bear festival," and
Iomante means "sending off...
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heavens with gifts.
There are
various rituals of this type,
including the
iomante, the bear ceremony. The
rituals center around the idea of
releasing the...
- the Ainu. The Ainu
residents are
bringing back a lost
tradition called Iomante, a
controversial ritual killing of a bear,
which some of them
agree with...
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blood as part of a
religious festival known as
Iomante.[citation needed]
Ussuri brown bear in the
Iomante ceremony "IUCN
Brown Bear
subspecies status"....
- The Ainu
Iomante ceremony (bear sending). ****anese
scroll painting,
circa 1870...
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bears are a form of
entertainment in the
world of A Song of Ice and Fire.
Iomante The Bear
Comes Home
Ursari Bear-baiting Corbinian's Bear
Wojtek (bear)...
- animal's
similar hunting habits.
Wolves were
sacrificed in "sending-away"
iomante ceremonies, and some Ainu communities, such as
those in
Tokachi and Hidaka...
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reached maturity, they
would hold
another ritual every 5 to 10
years called Iomante (sometimes Iyomante).
People from
neighboring villages were
invited to...
- The Ainu
Iomante ceremony (bear sending). ****anese
scroll painting,
circa 1870....
