Wicker man sacrifices....This type of ritualistic sacrifice was done by the Celts, as accounted by Julius Caesar, and was basically the mass burning of animals and people in a structure that was shaped like a giant human being. The sacrifices were made to their pagan gods so as to ensure that they had a fruitful year, or that they may be favoured in war and other ventures. The Celts would first put animals in the wicker man — if there weren’t enough animals, they would put prisoners and even innocent people in the straw and wood structure and set it ablaze...
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