Who Were The Sin Eaters?
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Not so long ago, a person could get employment as a sin eater and make some money in this unusual profession. As the name implies, sin eaters were those who consumed the sins of a deceased person.
The Aztec religion offered a formal confession in case of sin or some serious crimes. According to tradition, the Aztecs could confess their sins in front of their goddess Tlazolteotl.
The Aztec confession was an important ceremony that usually occurred during the Ochpaniztli Festival.
In European countries, the sin-eating ritual was much different. In most cases, a person had to eat something to swallow the deceased's sins.
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