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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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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...
- (Debo Akibe), who
teaches him Ainu traditions. The
community is
reviving Iomante, a
controversial bear-sacrifice ritual,
sparking debate among the residents...
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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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blood as part of a
religious festival known as
Iomante.[citation needed]
Ussuri brown bear in the
Iomante ceremony "IUCN
Brown Bear
subspecies status"....
- communities, ****oki were used
decorate the
skulls of
deceased bears during the
Iomante ceremony. Ainu
History and Culture :
Ornaments Takashi Irimoto, The Ainu...
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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, c. 1870...
- animal's
similar hunting habits.
Wolves were
sacrificed in "sending-away"
iomante ceremonies, and some Ainu communities, such as
those in
Tokachi and Hidaka...
- The Ainu
Iomante ceremony (bear sending). ****anese
scroll painting,
circa 1870...
