The word Santeria means ‘Way of the Saints’. Santeria and it’s Modern InfluenceĪ religion today using the rite of animal sacrifice is Santeria. To them it was honorable to sacrifice to their god 2, but for us in our modern society acts like this seem violent. People danced around below the statue, and played flutes and tambourines to drown out the sounds of screaming. Sacrifices were placed in the hands of the god statue and raised to the mouth, where they fell into the burning fires inside the statue. The statue was built to look like huge bull man. Once a year parents would line up with their firstborns to offer them as a sacrifice to the Bull-Headed god. It was something that had been practiced around the world by many cultures, sometimes with brutal consequences.įor instance, the ancient Canaanites believed that their Bull-Headed Sun god, Moloch demanded many sacrifices.
For example, many cultures have used sacrifice as a way to appease the gods or to pay tribute to their religion. In ancient times, sacrifice was accepted as a part of daily life. For those that do practice it for a religious purpose, sacrifice of animals is protected according to the US Constitution, as long as the sacrificed animal is not tortured and the animal is consumed afterward. A sacrifice may be a part of a religious ritual or rite that is meant to honor a god, or the spirits of the departed. The word sacrifice is derived from “sacer” meaning sacred 1. This article will explore the role of Sacrifice in Satanism, from a Satanic perspective.