Ancient Art And Ritual

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Ancient Art And Ritual
Harrison Jane Ellen
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As winter draws to a close among the Ainos, a young Bear is trapped andbrought into the village. At first an Aino woman suckles him at herbreast, then later he is fed on his favourite food, fish--his tastes aresemi-polar. When he is at his full strength, that is, when he threatensto break the cage in which he lives, the feast is held. This is usuallyin September, or October, that is when the season of bear-huntingbegins.
Before the feast begins the Ainos apologize profusely, saying that theyhav
...e been good to the Bear, they can feed him no longer, they must killhim. Then the man who gives the Bear-feast invites his relations andfriends, and if the community be small nearly the whole village attends. On the occasion described by Dr. Scheube about thirty Ainos werepresent, men, women, and children, all dressed in their best clothes. The woman of the house who had suckled the Bear sat by herself, sad andsilent, only now and then she burst into helpless tears. The ceremonybegan with libations made to the fire-god and to the house-god set up ina corner of the house.

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