Sin-eater
Person who consumes a ritual meal for the deceased / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Sin-eater (disambiguation).
A sin-eater is a person who consumes a ritual meal in order to spiritually take on the sins of a deceased person. The food was believed to absorb the sins of a recently dead person, thus absolving the soul of the person.
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Cultural anthropologists and folklorists classify sin-eating as a form of ritual. It is most commonly associated with Scotland, Ireland, Wales, English counties bordering Wales, and Welsh culture.[1]