bear ceremony, n.Definitions

Bear ceremony (n.) of ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the Ainu gives away the secret of domestication: a cub raised among children, nursed by a woman, then courteously killed, eaten and called a god.