One Jewish form of this act is called a korbanot.
The Armenian form of this action is performed at the entrance to churches and is called matagh. One example of this act ended with the lighting of a fire from which all fires in the city were lit in the New Fire ceremony. This action is performed on Mount Gerizim on Passover by the Samaritans. This action was performed once a month at the tomb of Cyrus the Great in a manner similar to the Vedic ritual that employs a hundred gold and silver needles and a gilded (*) chariot, and which is called the Ashvamedha. One Jewish form of this act is called a korbanot. In one ceremony of this action, a man was painted black and was given four wives; a flute was broken after that man climbed to the top of a pyramid, while dressed as Tezcatlipoca. In Old Testament tradition, this act was performed on a red heifer to purify those who touched corpses. For 10 points, name this religious rite involving the ritual slaughter of an animal
The Armenian form of this action is performed at the entrance to churches and is called matagh.
animal sacrifice [accept animal or burnt offering; also accept ritual slaughter, before mentioned]