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 …

A local pariah, known as the sin eater, would come and eat the piece of bread, thereby “eating” the deceased person’s sin. The person who died would go to heaven, and the sin eater would …

2024年4月19日 · 食罪者 （英语： Sin-eater），一种在 英格兰 、 苏格兰 与 威尔士 地区，因 民俗信仰 而出现的职业。 他们的工作是在葬礼中，透过宗教仪式，来净化往生者的罪。

2024年9月8日 · Sin eaters, individuals chosen to perform this solemn duty, played a unique role in ensuring the deceased's soul found absolution. In this article, we will delve into the fascinating …

死者的家属会在死者尸体上放上面包与饮料 (通常是啤酒)，食罪者过来吃下面包、喝下酒之后，会拿到一点报酬，然后就可以走了。 这样，死者还未忏悔过的罪就转移到了食罪者身上。 初版 …

2022年1月10日 · For hundreds of years throughout the British Isles, mourning families hired sin eaters to "consume" their loved ones' unconfessed sins by eating a meal they had placed on …

2024年2月26日 · Sin eaters played a unique and somewhat mysterious role in the cultural and religious practices of medieval Europe, particularly in the British Isles.

2018年8月6日 · Since at least the early 1600’s and all the way to the earliest years of the 20th century, “sin-eaters” and “sin-eating”, a rather macabre profession that arose from folklore …

Sin-eaters are a fascinating and enigmatic folkloric and historical figures whose origins can be traced back to various cultures and periods throughout history. The concept of sin-eating …

These thirteen people were given a brief history of sin-eating, and then were present for the ritual itself. Home to the world's first verified Sin Eater.