 The modern Finnish word "karhu" (from "karhea", rough, referring to its rough fur) is also such an euphemism.Calling a bear by its true name was believed to summon the bear.Bear hunting and killing a bear was followed by a party called peijaiset with ceremony intended to show that the bear would be a "honored guest" instead of a slaughtered animal, and that its death was "accidental", in order to not to anger the bear's spirit.