TIL that until the 1890s, there were people in Britain whose job was being a village’s “sin eater.” When someone died, you paid a sin eater to come over and eat a 'funeral biscuit' that had been placed on the dead body, taking on their sin in the process.
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Submitted June 15, 2018 at 01:08PM by l_hazlewoods https://ift.tt/2lcjp1R
Submitted June 15, 2018 at 01:08PM by l_hazlewoods https://ift.tt/2lcjp1R
TIL that until the 1890s, there were people in Britain whose job was being a village’s “sin eater.” When someone died, you paid a sin eater to come over and eat a 'funeral biscuit' that had been placed on the dead body, taking on their sin in the process.
![TIL that until the 1890s, there were people in Britain whose job was being a village’s “sin eater.” When someone died, you paid a sin eater to come over and eat a 'funeral biscuit' that had been placed on the dead body, taking on their sin in the process.]()
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