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Original Title: TIL the Ainu worship bears, seeing them as divine gifts that provide hide and meat. When they find a cub, they raise it lovingly in the village, sometimes feeding it breast milk, and treat it as a god. Once the bear reaches one or two years old, they ceremonially kill it, honoring its sacred role.