Sacrifice (ritual)

A sacrifice is a religious ritual in which a living being is put to death in order to appease a deity. In ancient Judaism, the blood sacrifice of clean animals is used to atone for the sins of God's people until the time came for His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to become the one-time-for-all-time sacrifice for sins for all people, according to Christian belief.

Empath: The Luckiest Smurf stories
In the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series, blood sacrifices are considered forbidden in Smurf culture for religious rituals.