XAos13
XAos13 t1_jcz87is wrote
Reply to comment by StekenDeluxe in Saudi Arabia stone ruins were pilgrimage sites, where an ancient cult gathered to sacrifice animals about 7,000 years ago by marketrent
In the 1st century BC, almost all of them in the middle east. Today, we leave it to butchers.
XAos13 t1_jcz79rx wrote
Reply to comment by half3clipse in Saudi Arabia stone ruins were pilgrimage sites, where an ancient cult gathered to sacrifice animals about 7,000 years ago by marketrent
>slaughtering a goat for food
Also the priest makes sure the knife is as clean as possible. The blood drains completely etc. Anything else would be an insult to God. Who might retaliate with a plague.
XAos13 t1_jcze64w wrote
Reply to comment by StekenDeluxe in Saudi Arabia stone ruins were pilgrimage sites, where an ancient cult gathered to sacrifice animals about 7,000 years ago by marketrent
>blood ... given to the gods to drink. pour the blood of a ram ... into a pit
Requires the blood to be drained. You just cited two examples of what I meant. The parts reserved for the gods are the parts humans don't eat.