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Re:Slovio, an international simplified Slavic language by wheelerof4te on Friday March 04, 2022 @07:32AM (#30553792)
Many of us offer sacrifices today, too.

In most Slavic countries, it is customary to slay and eat a pig on certain holidays, like Christmas and our Slava.

In the US you kill turkeys for Thanksgiving. How different is that compared to other "sacrifices"?

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Re:Slovio, an international simplified Slavic language by tasha0663 on Friday March 04, 2022 @08:26AM (#30554380)
Sadly, we don't offer our turkey up to any thunder god. It's even traditional for presidents and governors to pardon a turkey. Blasphemy!
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Re:Slovio, an international simplified Slavic language by emteycz on Friday March 04, 2022 @07:35AM (#30553820)
We do it for the fun and food, not for some pseudo gods.
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Re:Slovio, an international simplified Slavic language by AeroNotix on Friday March 04, 2022 @10:19AM (#30555991)
You can colour it any way that you like. Many Americans would likely baulk at the idea of a turkey-less Thanksgiving. It is a central theme of the holiday. What else is it, if not a sacrifice?
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Re:Slovio, an international simplified Slavic language by emteycz on Friday March 04, 2022 @02:52PM (#30559523)
It's food and fun, not sacrifice.
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Re:Slovio, an international simplified Slavic language by wheelerof4te on Friday March 04, 2022 @07:46AM (#30553924)
We can do it for both. Why not?

Perun is a "pseudo" God, as much as Zeus was a pseudo God.

And if they are pseudo gods, then Jesus Christ is a pseudo God, too.

Gods exist as long as people believe in them.

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Re:Slovio, an international simplified Slavic language by emteycz on Friday March 04, 2022 @02:52PM (#30559528)
Because we mostly don't like gods, at least here in CZ.
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