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604: Faulty Foot Washing & Pagan Christianity with Nijay Gupta

The Holy Post

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Sacred Chicken Dancing and Coercing the Divine

This chapter delves into the ancient ritual of Triputeum, also known as sacred chicken dancing, which was used to predict success or failure. They share a famous story of a military leader's defeat after throwing the sacred chickens overboard when they refused to eat as well as discuss other ancient rituals that aimed to coerce the divine realm.

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