A reference in Voodoo to human sacrifice. Curiously, although the term was known, there is no actual reference to such sacrifices in historic literature and it is believed that another animal, such as a pig, was substituted for a human.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Sandra Kynes, author of several books, including The Herb Gardener's Essential Guide, Plant Magic, and the new Witches' Encyclopedia of Magical Plants, among many others.
Although a few old books...