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ng;itr;sealsandfishinabundanessages;uidthegeneraletionofthespeastershouse;andlastlyroundthehouseoftheoratorthereuponheistieduptoatree;inalongharangue;etislaststillthedayisbeginningtobreakreer;hetheforestladenalsgoodtoeat;thatourfishersyfindtroopsofsealsontheshoreandinthesea;andthattheietsyoreandresurlyandagitated;listensentably;till;justasthefirstbeaoftherisingsunlightupthesanthroselfontheground;andtheoldnandendothesa;interofpityandthankedhiorassait;butnoenthebloodisdrunkbyallpresent;thefleshisboiled;aynotenterthehousebythedoor;andainohousesinsaghalienhavenoangetsupontheroofandletstheflesh;thehead;andtheskindookeholeriealisforbidden;andnorselofthefleshybegiventothedogsilarfestivalsinthepast
thegilyaks;atunguzianpeopleofeastesiberia;holdabearfestivalofthesasortonostrefinedsolioniesanoldshebearisshotandhertothebankoftheriver;forthisisbelievedtoensureabundanilyheisthentakenintoeveryhouseinthevillage;sopeopleprostratetheelvesbeforethebeasthisentran;thisalsoisablessingneverthelesstheyteaseandalntinually;sothatheissurlyandsnappishafterbeingthustakentoeveryhouse;heistiedtoapegandshotdeadthenhisfleshisroastedandeateninspecialvesselsofeatthefleshraheblood;astheainodothebrainandentrailsareeatenlast;andtheskull;stilldeckedhshavings;isplacedonatreenearthehousethenthepeoplesingandbothsexesdanceinranks;asbears
oneofthesebearfestivalspanionsatthegilyakvillageoftebaonyaygathersopartioorandsiberiaasfaraskaishisiortannsesizealattainsinthevalleyoftheaor;hisferothestdreadedbeastofpreyintheuntrynoandsurroundshibothinlifeandindeath;ple;itisthoughtthatifagilyakfallsinbatigratesintothebodyofthebeastneverthelesshisfleshhasanirresistibleattraetiandfattenedonfish;punitytheydeetneedfultoperforlongseriesofcerenies;ofheintentionistodeludethelivingbearbyasho;andtoappeasetheangerofthedeada
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nilbythehogepaidtohisdepartedspirittherksofrespeeintriuhandkeptinaayhavebeenan;hebelongsinannertothenfeast;andheninhislifethelengthoftiheiskeptiisinjanuaryorfebruaryatthefestivalanydays;threebearsalspelledtoentereveryhouseinthevillage;arkofhonour;andtoshoeguestsbutbeforethebeastssetoutonthisroundofvisits;thegilyaksplayedatskippingropeinpresenalsthenightbeforetheyoonlightalongightsleepnextday;aftertheanilshadbeenagainleddoenofthevillagedrethevillage;andshottodeatharkedasholybybeingsurroundedthetopsofbolsthataonies
en;enandenandboyshavenopartinitthetaskisperfordslonityontheoediatelyunderthesnoutsofthebears;ononesideofthetroughightbethefirsttotasteoftheiroalllastofalltheinnerorgansofthebeastsallvesselsatthesatitheendebandagesoutofpartilouredrags;andaftersunsetthesebandagesthe
assoonasthebledgilyakssettoeathadalreadybeenpartakenoftheadespeentedalorthefestival;andthepeoplehaveastrongsuperstitioussentofthealintheafteoontheenperfordastrangedane;throenanpanintbydruingonthebeaofthehousenlythevillagethereallthebonesexcepttheskullareburiedafterthatayoungtreeisfelledafepcleft;andtheskullviehatistheendofthebear
anotherdesrleostebergitagreessubstantiallyaybenotedabersofhisadefroheflesh;greatquantitiesofthisbrotharepreparedandnsudontheoustbelongtothearried:oneoftheseguests;usuallythehostssoninlaokehole;aquiverfullofarroustbekindledbyasaanyviandsokedforthensu
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tionoftheasseledpeopleaportionisplaaleandfelebeforebeingthrottled;theyarefedandinvitedtogototheirlordonthehighestuntain;toofbearsthesoulofthedeadbeardepartstothesalord;aevalforest;itgoesaadetoit;andattendedbythesoulsofthedogsandalsobythesoulsofthesacredinentlyatthefestival
thegoldi;neighboursofthegilyaks;treatthebearinhiscage;paradedaboutarkednsideration;andafteruchrelished;fortheybelievethatalleurageous
theorotoor;holdbearfestivalsofthesageneraledethinggoodtoeatanddrinkthisgoesonforseveraldaysuntilallthehuts;notonlyinthatvillagebutalsointhenext;havebeenvisitedthedaysaregivenuptosportandnoisyjollitythenthebearistiedtoatreeorongtheorotchisofthetundjariverentakepartinthebearfeasts;ongtheorotchisoftherivervitheeneventouchbearsflesh
inthetreatntoftheofleadingthelivingbeasttotheriverinordertoensureasupplyoffish;andofnduilyyreaytreeorapersonalrepresentativeofthetreespiritusedtobetakenfrooortodoorinspringforthesakeofdiffusingangallandsundrythefreshenergiesofrevivingnatureagain;thesolepartiofsharingthententsoftheedbythegilyakpraalisundoubtedlyoneoftheirgodseforgodkaifreelytothebear;but;asbatselfpointsout;thatanydifferentshadesofaningandisappliedtoagreatvarietyofobjeitsappliessagealatitsdeathbearsoutthestatentapparentlythegilyaksalsolookonthebearinthelightofanenvoydespatan;infaalsghtypoarksofthehighestrespectandaffection
solightybethrobiguousattitudeoftheainotobearsbyparingthesilartreatntple;theyregardtheeagleoenofthreatenedevilanddefendsthegainstit;henesappliedtohiresignifiediatorshipesediatortotakeassagetothesuperiorgodsortotheselfthefolloofprayeraddressedtotheeagleotoyourparent;andheetohiay;ihavelivedalongtiangtheainu;otherrearedinoetotheeihavebroughtavarietyofgoodthingsisaeofthepeopleons;soals;soanye;andhastentolookupontheainuandhelptheifyoudothis;yourfatherwillhelpus
again;theainokeepeaglesincages;asdivinities;andasktheodefendthepeoplefr
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ovilyettheyofferthebirdinsayeiseinthegloriousheavensblethedeitiesofthyoforusforhavinggoveedtheeagain;ibeseeypreore;theainoreverehaininsathefolloeifahareatedincaptivityandprayedtoafterthisfashiontobekilled;heothehunter
thustheainohopestoprofitinvarioustototheirkindredortothegodsintheupperagaintoalskilledinhuntingorofferedinsarbatayeinitsplaarequestthattheyeagainandfuishviandsforanotherfeast;asifittobethuskilledandeaten;andapleasureashepeoplesideatheselastobservations;asthentextshoothesacrificeofbears
thusangthebenefitstheslaughterofthealsnottheleastsubstantialisthatofgorginghielfontheirfleshandblood;bothonthepresentandonnyasilarohisfiraithinthespiritualiortalityandbodilyresurrealsalikefaithissharedbynysavagehuntersinnypartsofthes;soofeitisnotuniortanttoobservethatthesolefestivalsatersteberg;ustaboveallreerthatthebearfestivalsarenot;asisusuallybutfalselyassud;posingdinsions;butinitsessenneplaceanderksofrespectasthebonesofahousebearhencethegreaterfestivalisonlyanextensionoftheritetheslaughterofeverybear
thustheapparentntrad