@civilwarbore as far as I know, the Romans and Greeks would sometimes use young animals. Purity thing I think.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
@AdmiralHip yeah, purity seems to be less of a concern for Celts, maybe? A lot of the animal & material sacrifices look like sharing.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
@AdmiralHip well yeah, you want to keep gods & ancestors happy! So you give them food, and pottery, and weapons, &c &c.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @NeolithicSheep
@civilwarbore although that is very standard in paganism I would say.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AdmiralHip
@AdmiralHip depends on the pagans, eh? Classical era Rome didn't seem so...domestic...in its offerings!2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @NeolithicSheep
@civilwarbore The Lar is strange. No one knows what it is, not even the Romans knew its origins. Might have been an ancestor worship thing2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AdmiralHip
@AdmiralHip seems likely, esp if they ever spent time burying their dead under their houses.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @NeolithicSheep
@civilwarbore UH OH did someone tell you they did that?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @AdmiralHip
@AdmiralHip nope, crass speculation. I know some cultures did, but I don't do much Rome.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@civilwarbore yeah I was gonna say haha.
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