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  2. 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 ...

  3. Animal sacrifices on the rise in Queens with chickens, pigs ...

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    Animal sacrifices are surging in Queens, with chickens, pigs and rats being tortured, mutilated or killed in “twisted” religious rituals in parkland surrounding Jamaica Bay, The Post has ...

  4. Animal sacrifice in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Bali refers to animal sacrifice and hence this annual festival is called Bali Jatra. [35] [36] Animal sacrifice is a part of some Durga puja celebrations during the Navratri in the eastern states of India. The goddess is offered sacrificial animal in this ritual in the belief that it stimulates her violent vengeance against the buffalo demon. [37]

  5. Animal worship - Wikipedia

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    Animal worship (also zoolatry or theriolatry) is an umbrella term designating religious or ritual practices involving animals. This includes the worship of animal deities or animal sacrifice . An animal 'cult' is formed when a species is taken to represent a religious figure. [ 1 ]

  6. What to Know About Gadhimai Festival—and Its Controversial ...

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    The Supreme Court of Nepal, in a ruling issued in 2016, ordered its government to begin phasing out and discouraging animal sacrifices. However, this remained largely ignored as the killings ...

  7. Feds, city to crack down on animal sacrifices in NYC’s ...

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    Feds, city to crack down on animal sacrifices in NYC’s Jamaica Bay after dog-carcass with snapped neck, wounded pigs found. Matthew Sedacca. September 14, 2024 at 7:44 AM.

  8. Victimarius - Wikipedia

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    In depictions of Roman animal sacrifice, the victimarius is identifiable by his attire, size, and tools he carries. The presence of the victimarius shows the importance of slaves in Roman religion and in the social hierarchy of the Roman world. [2] [3] The victimarius was commonly depicted as a shirtless figure, leading the animal—typically a ...

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