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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HTacianas" data-source="post: 2010278" data-attributes="member: 129630">In the ancient world blood was seen as either atonement for sin or as an offering as a gift to a god. Blood was used on "both sides", such as the Jewish ritual slaughter of animals and the Mayan slaughter of people. In both religions the blood was seen as holy.In Judaism the priest would literally fling the blood onto the assemble congregation before entering into the temple with a bowl of blood to sprinkle on the implements of the temple. The ritual was known as "sprinkling" the congregation.</blockquote>