the mentioned nivkhs, they are zhelyaks, had a sacred beast, a bear, the owner of the taiga. festival, was held in his honor. for this purpose , kosolapov was caught, raised and fed for several years, on his holiday, they dressed him up in a special suit , took him home, treating him to carved wooden dishes, after which, omitting the details, mikhalych was sacrificed, he was flayed, and the niva young ladies performed ritual dances imitating kosolapov. no, no, this is not cruelty, on the contrary, as a result of this ritual, the animal got rid of its mortal flesh and returned to its familiar forest world, but with gifts, and besides, being reborn with a new bear and bringing good luck to people on the hunt. this is the sakhalin reincarnation. but not try to repeat this, scientific experiments on making sacrifices have not yet been completed and it is not clear how this process of rebirth will take place in people. everything is fine with the bear, but with the people, this is veronica osipov, a member of the union of artists of russia , she represents the people of wilt, so t