libation ceremony before the passover

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A libation is a religious ritual consisting in the presentation of a drink as an offering to a god, by spilling a few drops on the ground or on an altar. The liquids offered in libations were varied, usually wine, milk or olive oil. It is a form of sacrifice. It was very practiced in the religions of antiquity.