熊崇拜是广泛存在于北美和欧亚大陆北部很多民族中的文化现象。阿伊努人、尼夫赫人、萨米人和接受基督教前的芬兰人和巴斯克人均有熊崇拜的记录[1]。熊被视为他们的图腾，或向他们献身的神的使者，熊按一定仪式食用和埋葬，象征把牠送回天国。
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