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Bear worship
Religious practice in North Eurasian ethnic religions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bear worship is the religious practice of the worshipping of bears found in many North Eurasian ethnic religions such as among the Sami, Nivkh, Ainu,[1] Basques[citation needed], Germanic peoples, Slavs and Finns.[2] There are also a number of deities from Celtic Gaul and Britain associated with the bear, and the Dacians, Thracians, and Getians were noted to worship bears and annually celebrate the bear dance festival.[citation needed] The bear is featured on many totems throughout northern cultures that carve them.[3]
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