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  2. Sacrifice - Wikipedia

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    Sacrifice is the offering of material possessions or the lives of animals or humans to a deity as an act ... Sacrificing to ancestors was an important duty of ...

  3. Animal sacrifice in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Animal sacrifice is practiced in the states of Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Tripura in Eastern India, as well as in the nation of Nepal. The sacrifice involves slaying of goats, chickens, pigeons and male Water buffaloes. [27] For example, one of the largest animal sacrifice in Nepal occurs over the three-day-long Gadhimai festival.

  4. Animal sacrifice - Wikipedia

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    Animal sacrifice was general among the ancient Near Eastern civilizations of Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt and Persia, as well as the Hebrews (covered below).Unlike the Greeks, who had worked out a justification for keeping the best edible parts of the sacrifice for the assembled humans to eat, in these cultures the whole animal was normally placed on the fire by the altar and burned, or ...

  5. Korban - Wikipedia

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    The slaughter of an animal sacrifice is not considered a fundamental part of the sacrifice, but rather is an unavoidable preparatory step to the offering of its meat to God; [23] thus, the slaughter may be performed by any Jew, while the other stages of the sacrifice could only be performed by priests. [24]

  6. Aqiqah - Wikipedia

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    ʿAqīqah (Arabic: عقيقة), aqeeqa, or aqeeqah is the Islamic tradition of the sacrifice of an animal on the occasion of a child's birth. Aqiqah is a type of sadaqah and it is also sunnah , [ 1 ] though not obligatory.

  7. Yajna - Wikipedia

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    Yajña, sacrifice, is an act by which we surrender something for the sake of the gods. Such an act must rest on a sacred authority (āgama), and serve for man's salvation (śreyortha). The nature of the gift is of less importance.

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  9. Blood ritual - Wikipedia

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    The ritual involves the sacrifice of animals and the division of their blood into two halves, with one half sprinkled on the altar, representing God, and the other half sprinkled on the people. [ 1 ] Another example of a biblical blood ritual is found in John 6:54-57, in which John the Apostle recited the words of Jesus, highlighting the ...