About 5000 years ago, when the Harappan civilization was flourishing in India, in the other corner of Europe i.e. Denmark, two virgin girls were being sacrificed. Even if no one heard or saw their screams, history has kept their existence alive. Those girls became the first historical evidence of human sacrifice in the world. Such statues have also been found in the Harappan civilization, which has led to speculations about human sacrifice. Today we will talk about this evil practice of human sacrifice, which has been stopped in the present societies, but even today splashes of its blood are seen from time to time. Recently, on September 23, the case of alleged sacrifice of an 11-year-old child living in a two-storey school hostel near Rasgwan village of Hathras, UP is in the headlines. Let us know about this age-old evil practice.
Murdered by strangulation to please the gods
According to the book 'The Highest Altar: The Story of Human Sacrifice' by American Patrick Tierney, human sacrifice was practiced in the early agricultural societies of Europe at least 5,000 years ago. Danish farmers made human sacrifices with their stone axes and flint tools, jewellery, and their food to appease the gods. The earliest known case of human sacrifice in the world is that of two virgin girls found in Sigersdal, near Copenhagen, who were murdered about 5500 years ago. One of these girls was 16 years old, while the other was 18 years old. When the skeletons of the girls were found during the excavation, a rope was found tied around their neck.
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When the courtiers also had to die with the death of the king.
5100 years ago, during the reign of the first Pharaoh dynasty of Egypt, when the king died, his courtiers also had to die along with him. Kings had to take their courtiers and followers with them to the afterlife. According to historical evidence, the tombs of such kings were surrounded by the tombs of their courtiers.
drug and kill virgin girls
Dr. Rajeev Ranjan Giri, Assistant Professor, Delhi University, says that in the centuries-old practice of human sacrifice, humans were killed so that the majority of people could be protected. Sometimes human sacrifices were also performed to protect against natural disasters like earthquakes and floods, to protect against diseases and to win wars. Sometimes due to the desire to have children and sometimes to save the family from sorrows, such evil practices came into practice. The purpose of human sacrifice was to please the gods by offering them something valuable. Among the Incas of Peru, virgin girls and children who were considered innocent were drugged and killed.
Courtiers, maids and guards die after drinking poison
Dr. Rajiv Ranjan says that amazing evidence of human sacrifice has been found in ancient Mesopotamia. Along with the death of the king, the courtiers, guards, musicians and maids also had to sacrifice their lives. Some of the largest mass sacrifices occurring with dead rulers in such royal tombs are the royal tombs of the African state of Kerama, which are 3500 years old. In these tombs, up to 500 people were buried at a time in huge grave pits next to the king and these graves were covered with a large mound.
In China workers and soldiers were buried with emperors.
Sacrificial bodies were also placed in similar manner in the royal tombs of the Shang dynasty in Anyang, China. Workers and soldiers were buried in the tomb of the Chinese emperor about 3500 years ago. Apart from this he was also given a supernatural army of clay soldiers.
In Central America, people used to cut the beating heart and offer it to the gods.
David Carrasco's book City of Sacrifice: The Aztec Empire and the Role of Violence in Civilization states that human sacrifice was very popular in the ancient civilizations of Central America. The Aztec priests of Mexico's Maya civilization believed that by sacrificing humans to the Sun God in the temples built on top of the pyramids, there would never be darkness. In this, the beating heart of the person making the sacrifice was cut and taken out in front of his eyes and dedicated to the Sun God. A film named Apocalypto has also been made in Hollywood on this subject, which has been made by famous actor and director Mel Gibson.
80 thousand people were sacrificed to build the Great Pyramid of Giza
Male sacrificial rituals, rare in most societies around the world, played an important role in Mesoamerican culture. Human sacrifices were performed on many occasions ranging from farming to warfare. Even 80,400 people had to lose their lives in building the Great Pyramid of Giza of the Egyptian pharaoh civilization.
In primitive and barbaric societies, evil practices like human sacrifice or witchcraft have existed for centuries. These practices are related to human domination in some way or the other. Such practices were invented to oppress the weak and poor people. If we look at the history of India or Europe or even Central America, such evil practices tell the story of barbarity and oppression, in which slaves, women and children were the most tortured.
Dr. Rajiv Ranjan Giri, Assistant Professor, University of Delhi
Sacrifice of children and teenagers for the dignity of the community
According to Miranda Green's book Dying for the Gods, more than 100 warriors were sacrificed and buried beneath the foundations of the temple of Quetzalcoatl in Teotihuacan, Mexico in 150 AD. At the same time, in the Inca Empire of South America, children and teenagers were sacrificed to the sun god, bringing great prestige to the child's parents and their local community.
Man killed with swords, fear of human sacrifice
When the prehistoric site at Fiskerton, Lindisfarne, was first excavated in 1981, archaeologists found part of a human skull among swords, spears, tools and other objects laid out along the paths. It showed the back of a man's head and it was badly damaged. Excavators found the skeleton of Fisher Fred, who had been killed with a sword. The circumstances under which he died remain a mystery, but it is certain that he died by being killed by a sword 2,500 years ago. Evidence of human sacrifice during this period of the Iron Age has been found most in Denmark, Germany and Holland.
Prediction is made by seeing blood flowing from the body and a dying body.
In Rome, Emperor Julius Caesar and other Roman kings were horrified by the practice of human sacrifice. The geographer and historian Strabo wrote that they would stab a dying person in the back with a sword and then make predictions from his dying struggles. According to Diodorus Siculus, they predicted a person's future by stabbing him in the upper abdomen with a knife and seeing the spasm in his limbs and the flow of his blood after he fell.
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When effigies of humans started being burned in Rome
In many cultures around the world, human sacrifice was considered a thing of the past. When Rome was on its way to becoming a state, citizens were sometimes sacrificed to appease the gods. However, according to the historian Pliny, human sacrifice disappeared when Rome became a republic. This practice of human sacrifice was till then associated with barbarian tribes. Instead, the practice of animal sacrifice and burning of effigies started in Rome.
Creepy details of a slave girl being burned alive along with a Viking king
A surviving account of the funeral of a Viking king in Russia in 921–22 AD tells: 'The maids of the dead man were asked who wished to die with him, one said that she would burn with him…when she Thi was about to die, so they started hitting the boards of the ship with sticks, so that her screams would not be heard and the other slaves would not get scared. Also do not try to escape death with your masters… She was repeatedly stabbed between the ribs and they strangled her with a rope until she died… The fire grew and The pyre and the ship were engulfed.
Human sacrifice was considered payment of debt.
Rajeev Ranjan says that the people of Aztec civilization called sacrifice as repayment of debt. They believed that this life was due to the gods. In such a situation, we make them happy with our sacrifice. Religiously motivated sacrifices can take many forms. In China, Mongolia, Egypt, and Mesoamerica, important persons were sometimes buried with their servants and concubines.
Accusation of witchcraft i.e. blind faith in women
Dakan Pratha or Daayan Pratha was a bad practice in Indian and European society. In India, this practice was earlier quite prevalent in the rural areas of Rajasthan. In this, rural women were brutally murdered by accusing Dakan, that is, a woman who kills small children with her tantric powers, of superstition. Hundreds of women were killed because of this practice. In the 16th century, the Rajput princely states banned this practice by making a law. It was first declared illegal in April 1853 in Kherwara (Udaipur) during the reign of Maharana Swaroop Singh in Mewar. Even today, sometimes incidents of murder of a woman by branding her a witch come to light in Bihar, Jharkhand or Odisha.
Lord Bentinck abolished male sacrifice in India.
Lord William Bentinck is credited with ending the practice of male sacrifice and Sati to Goddess Kali in India. William Bentinck served as Governor General of Bengal from 1828–1833 and later as Governor of India from 1833–1835. The credit for laying the foundation of the Indian Administrative Service can be given to William Bentinck. Bentinck had banned the practice of Sati as well as the practice of fraud. Bentinck declared these evil practices illegal throughout India and provided for severe punishment. Even after independence, the ban on such evil practices remains intact in India, but from time to time, such evil practices are seen in the desire for money, property and children. These bad practices are like a stigma on the society.
