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thumb|Buryat people|Buryat [[shaman performing a libation of milk]]
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thumb|Buryat people|Buryat [[shaman performing a libation of milk]]
A libation is a ritual pouring of a liquid as an offering to a deity or spirit, or in memory of the dead. It was common in many religions of antiquity and continues to be offered in cultures today.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “libation” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.