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Candlemas, a festival of lights
Light as a harbinger of good fortune
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Alcohol and religion
An offering to the gods, a promise of heaven, or communicating with ancestors: the many facets of alcoholic drinks
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Anthropophagy
Consumption of human flesh: between fantasy and reality
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Challah knife
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Plate for Pūjā rituals
Pūjā (from the Sanskrit ‘puj’, to honour) is a celebration of divine worship at the core of Hinduism.
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Challah bread
In the Jewish tradition, the challah is a type of braided bread served every Friday evening to celebrate the start of the Sabbath, or day of rest.
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Knife
Unlike the Jewish shechita, Muslim slaughtering rituals place greater focus on the action than the type of knife used.
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Plate for the Seder feast
The commemorative Seder meal takes place during Passover.
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