About the practice of animal sacrifice in the Santeria faith. Animal sacrifice is central to Santeria. The animal is sacrificed as food, rather than for any obscure mystical purpose. Followers of an ...

Historical, anthropological, and folkloric data are replete with accounts of various rituals in every human society as far back as records existed. Such rituals were performed for various reasons, ...

El Castillo, also known as the Temple of Kukulcan, is among the largest structures at Chichén Itzá and its architecture reflects its far-flung political connections. Located in the heart of Mexico’s ...

Pagans in northern Europe's Baltic region imported horses from neighboring Christian countries during the late medieval period to sacrifice in funeral rituals, a study has revealed. The research, ...

A Spanish town has banned people from adopting black cats during Hallowe’en over fears that the animals could be used for ...

JINJA, Uganda — Caroline Aya was playing in front of her house in January when a neighbor put a cloth over her mouth and fled with her. A couple of days later, the 8-year-old's body was found a short ...

Archaeologists have uncovered fragmented skulls from a Guatemalan cave where people were sacrificed in a brutal Maya ritual to appease the rain god. The Cueva de Sangre, or "blood cave", was first ...

Caked in mud and sweat, Vazha is climbing uphill on a slippery path. Heavyset, his face red with the strain, he struggles to keep up with other pilgrims as they labor toward the hilltop shrine of ...

Said to mimic the cries of the dead, the Aztec Death Whistle unleashes a sound so horrifying it chills the soul. Its role in ...

Trash bags filled with decapitated chickens and goats were discovered on Long Island over the weekend — likely the grisly remains of animal sacrifice rituals, cops said Monday. An occult specialist ...

Explosive claims are swirling around the mysterious death of Chinese actor Yu Menglong. Self-media author Edward Wenming ...