Results for "animal sacrifice"
13 entries found.
馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt and 4 moreAnimal sacrifice
The ritual killing of livestock or wild animals as an offering to deitiesRite 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead 路 Power and authority Historical
馃嚞馃嚙 United KingdomTaghairm
A Scottish Gaelic divination rite using sensory deprivation and animal skins to summon spirits.Rite 路 Seeing and foretelling Historical
馃嚙馃嚪 Brazil and 1 moreQuimbanda
An Afro-Brazilian religion focused on male and female street spirits for worldly mattersTradition 路 Protection 路 Luck and prosperity Living
馃嚟馃嚬 Haiti and 2 moreLwa
Spirits in Haitian Vodou that mediate between people and the creator god.Being 路 Protection 路 Healing Living
馃嚠馃嚦 India and 4 moreBon嘟栢郊嘟撪紞
The indigenous religion of Tibet and the Himalayas, preserving ancient rituals alongside Buddhist teachings.Tradition 路 Protection 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
馃嚠馃嚛 IndonesiaNyepi岈溼岈п
A Balinese day of total silence, fasting, and self-reflection to mark the new year.Rite 路 Cleansing and purification 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
馃嚦馃嚞 Nigeria and 4 moreJuju
A West African spiritual belief system involving charms and ritualsTradition 路 Healing 路 Luck and prosperity Living
馃嚚馃嚦 China and 5 moreRegional forms of shamanism
A global overview of indigenous spirit-interaction practices across Asia and the Americas.Tradition 路 Healing 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
馃嚬馃嚬 Trinidad and Tobago and 4 moreTrinidad Orisha
A syncretic Afro-Caribbean faith blending Yoruba spirit work with Christian and other traditions in Trinidad.Tradition 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead 路 Healing Living
馃嚪馃嚭 RussiaAiy袗泄褘褘 (Ay谋谋)
Benevolent spirits of the Upper World in Yakut mythologyBeing 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead 路 Power and authority Living
馃嚳馃嚘 South AfricaAmadlozi
Ancestors of the Nguni people who guide and protect their descendantsBeing 路 Protection 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
馃嚬馃嚬 Trinidad and Tobago and 1 moreTrinidadian Vodunu
A West African Vodun tradition practiced in Trinidad and Tobago with Catholic elementsTradition 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead 路 Power and authority Living
馃嚝馃嚠 Finland and 1 moreFrog coffin
A Finnish folk magic burial of a frog in a tiny coffin to steal luck or reflect harmRite 路 Protection 路 Cursing and harm Historical
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Louisiana Voodoo: I cropped, original authors are Ridpath, John Clark, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Egungun: 脤峁ａ汗虁峁Assembly, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lwa: Hector Hyppolite, Public domain, source
- Bon: Jialiang Gao (peace-on-earth.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Nyepi: Matt Croxson, Public domain, source
- Regional forms of shamanism: Man Sing, Public domain, source
- Juju: ILN Staff, after special artist correspondent Mr Harries F.R.G.S., Public domain, source
- Animal sacrifice: Wilfredor, CC0, source