Meaning of karhunpeijaiset | Babel Free
/ˈkɑrhunˌpei̯jɑi̯set/Määritelmät
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A ritual feast celebrated after the killing of a bear in order to conciliate the spirit of the animal. archaic, plural
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bear festival (modern-day celebration to honor the killing of a bear) plural
Esimerkit
“Juhlien sankari otetaan vastaan juhlatalossa arvokkaasti. Se saapuu sinne kuin vävy häihinsä. Karhunpeijaiset käsitettiin karhun hääjuhliksi. Urospuoliselle karhulle valittiin neito morsiameksi, naaraspuoliselle nuori mies.”
The center of the celebration is received with respect in the house of feast. He arrives like a groom to his wedding. The bear-funeral was understood as the wedding of the bear. To a male bear a maiden was chosen for a bride, to a female a young man.
“Ikivanhan suomalaisen tavan mukaan oli karhunpeijaisissa viimeinen meno karhun pääluitten juhlallinen saattaminen metsään.”
According to an ancient Finnish tradition, the last number in a bear-funeral was a festive procession that escorted the skull of the bear to the forest.
“Tämä muistuttaa hyvin läheisesti meillä karhunpeijaisissa käytetystä tavasta; karhunkallo näet naulattiin karsittuun petäjään lähellä taloa tai kuljetettiin erityiselle saarelle, jossa se kiinnitettiin honkaan.”
This resembles quite closely a tradition in our bear-funeral; the skull was nailed to a delimbed pine tree near the house or was transported to a designated island on which it was attached to a pine tree.
CEFR-taso
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.