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Noun Concept
Categories: Marriage and religion, Bears in religion, Finnish culture, Animal sacrifice, Finnish paganism
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peijaiset  peijaajaiset  peijaat  peijahaiset  Peijainen
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Peijaiset is a Finnish concept, dating to pre-Christian times, denoting a memorial feast that was held to honour a slain animal, particularly the bear, the animal most sacred to ancient Finns. Wikipedia
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Peijaiset is a Finnish concept, dating to pre-Christian times, denoting a memorial feast that was held to honour a slain animal, particularly the bear, the animal most sacred to ancient Finns. Wikipedia
Finnish funeral ritual for hunted animals Wikidata
IS A
ritual
funeral rite
funeral
COUNTRY
Finland
FACET OF
hunting in Finland
Wikipedia
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peijaiset
Wikidata
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Peijaiset
Wikipedia Redirections
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peijaajaiset, peijaat, peijahaiset, Peijainen
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peijaiset

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