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3rd prize

Independent

Ohad Reinhartz

The Samaritan Sacrifice.
Every Passover eve, the entire Samaritan community, some 750 people, assembles on Mount Gerizim for their Passover sacrifice. Dozens of sheep are slaughtered at the same time and put into ancient ovens deep in the ground for several hours. The Samaritans eat the sacrifice with their fingers, together with Samaritan Matzah and horseradish. The leftovers are put back into the fire.

April 9, 2009

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