Religious Sacrifice Of Animals in Brazil

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Religious Sacrifice Of Animals in Brazil

Offering for spiritual divinities with ram's head, blood and feathers. Members of the Jurema religion make animal sacrifices to please spiritual deities. Jurema is a pagan religion, common in the north and northeast of Brazil, with Indian and African influence. In Recife, northeastern Brazil, December 7, 2016. (Photo by Diego Herculano/NurPhoto)

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