“During the ceremony, the sacrificial bear is taken out and tied to a pillar in the field. Then, the elder shoots the bear with a special ‘flower arrow’.
Next, enter the stage of dismantling the bear. Tie the bear to the ground, stretch out its limbs, and then skin it in sequence from the right arm, left arm, lower limbs, body, and head. After skinning, take out the internal organs and dismember the bear meat, and finally cut it.
The lower part of the head, which has become a bone, was reserved for later use in sacrifices.
Then guests and people from the village are invited into the home for a banquet, and a traditional song and dance performance is performed. A few days later, wooden sacrificial sticks are used, and the offerings are rice balls and cakes, wine, and swords. The tribal elders recite prayers to express thanks.
God descended to earth in the form of a bear and brought people food and furs, praying for God to visit again in the future.
Finally, the bear’s skull was stuffed with straw and the skull was inserted on the altar.”
Jin Yanyan continued.
"From the perspective of the bear sacrifice process, the most important thing is the bear's skull. However, judging from the conditions of these ten deceased people, it cannot be connected with the bear sacrifice or the bear's skull."
Huang Qingyun looked at the ten photos of the dead and four photos of the mountain and said.
Jima also came up first, scratched his head and took a look, but he didn't see the reason.
"We have just learned about an Ainu bear sacrifice. Don't worry. If we learn more about other Ainu cultures, the answer will probably come out."
Zhang Fan said.
"That's true..." Huang Qingyun answered.
"Let the man in the suit talk about other aspects of Ainu culture."
Zhang Fan said to Jin Yanyan.
After Jin Yanyan responded, she started chatting with the man in the suit again. After about two minutes, Jin Yanyan translated: "The Ainu people's character is quite similar to that of our domestic Mongols, they are rough and bold, they love drinking, and they like to compete.
type competition.
In addition, they are more similar to us Han people in terms of filial piety and respect for the elderly. They even value the elderly more than we do. In their concept, the elderly must be respected regardless of whether they are right or wrong. I feel that they
There is something wrong with doing this. If the old man is a bad person, then it will only encourage his arrogance!"
"Excessive and blind respect for the elderly?"
Zhang Fan murmured softly, then glanced at the photo in his hand, "Ask the man in the suit, what do the ten photos he sent look like in order of age?"
Jin Yanyan translated Zhang Fan's words to the man in the suit.
"According to the order of the photos he sent, the ages from oldest to youngest are 1,3,5,7,10,9,6,2,4,8."
Jin Yanyan said.
"1,3,5,7,10,9,6,2,4,8..." Zhang Fan muttered and compared.
Jima and Huang Qingyun also approached!
"Bear head! Connecting these points in this order is the bear head!"
Huang Qingyun said excitedly.
"Yes! Yes! It's a bear head!"
Jima also said excitedly.
"Then how do we use these points next?
Setting up a bear sacrifice altar?”
Jima looked at Zhang Fan and said, unconsciously, he had regarded Zhang Fan as his backbone.
"It should be like this..." Zhang Fandao said, the bear sacrifice is a sacrifice. If the mystery here is related to the bear sacrifice, an altar must be built.
Huang Qingyun on the side also nodded in agreement. After looking at the photos, he said, "Brother Fan, where do you think the altar is set up?"
This is what Zhang Fan, who has been looking at these points, is thinking about.
"By the way, Miss Jin, let the man in the suit draw the altar first. The more accurate it is, the better."
Zhang Fan opened his mouth and said.
Jin Yanyan nodded, and then told the man in the suit Zhang Fan's request.
"Is the location where the altar was set up the same as the deceased's location in the first photo? After all, he was the oldest."
Huang Qingyun opened his mouth and said.
"The possibility is very high!"
Jima agreed.
"Let's first see what the Ainu altar looks like."
Zhang Fan glanced at the two of them.
In about seven or eight minutes, the man in the suit sent over the style of the altar. It must be said that the man in the suit worked very carefully and carefully. The various materials of the altar and the length and width data of each position were clearly marked.
This altar is similar to the square Eight Immortals table in China, except that the legs of the table are thinner and cylindrical with a diameter of 5 centimeters. The tabletop is thicker, about 20 centimeters. The legs are made of a tree called cryptomeria, and the tabletop is
A kind of whole stone slab called tiger eye stone.
In the center of the table is placed something similar to a rolling pin with complex patterns carved on it. The Japanese characters marked on it mean "sacrificial stick". At the back end of the horizontally placed sacrificial stick are meatballs, flatbreads, and drinks.
, sacrificial items such as tachi.
"Ask him, can he chant the sacrificial incantation?"
Zhang Fan looked at Jin Yanyan and said.
"I will chant..." After receiving the answer from the man in the suit, Jin Yanyan said to Zhang Fan.
"Can he find these items for setting up the altar?"
Zhang Fan said to Jin Yanyan again.
"If you can find it, he said it's easy to find."
Jin Yanyan answered Zhang Fan's question for the man in the suit.
"Then let him help you look for it. After you find it, give us a call."
Zhang Fan said, "By the way, let him get some more straw."
Straw is also one of the necessary items during sacrifices, so be prepared!
Jin Yanyan repeated Zhang Fan's story to the man in the suit and hung up the phone.
"Brother Fan, look at the string of beads on the wrist of the oldest man."
Huang Qingyun pointed to the photo of the oldest deceased and said.
"This string of beads... looks very much like the tiger eye stone used to set up an altar..." Jima looked at Zhang Fanda and said.
Zhang Fan took a closer look and found that it looked very similar from the outside. Zhang Fan said to Jin Yanyan: "Ask the man in the suit if that is tiger eye stone."
"It's tiger eye stone."
After asking, Jin Yanyan replied.
"This should be the place to set up the altar!"
Huang Qingyun's tone became a little more firm.
Zhang Fan continued to frown and look at the photos.
"What's wrong?
Brother Fan?"
Huang Qingyun asked.
"The material of the altar is tiger-eye stones, and he is wearing a string of tiger-eye stones on his hand. I feel it is a bit of a coincidence..." Zhang Fan replied, "As the saying goes, there must be monsters when things go wrong, but this matter is in line with common sense.
The level is far beyond the normal situation, as if there is a hand pulling it, could this string of beads be a trap deliberately inducing us?"
As soon as these words came out, Huang Qingyun and Jima looked at each other. At this time, they were a little unsure.
The two looked at the photos carefully twice again, but found nothing special.
"Brother Fan, then...then where do you think the altar should be set up?"
Huang Qingyun asked.
Jima also immediately turned his attention to Zhang Fan, waiting for Zhang Fan's answer.