Ale (alcohol) - Ale

...The participants sacrificed livestock to the gods, either by burning part of it on the altar as the Greeks did, or by smearing a statue of the god with blood as the Germanic peoples did, and the rest of the meat was eaten communally (community). In the Mediterranean region, wine was drunk, and in Northern Europe, ale (beer), so the sacrificial feast became a place of wild drinking and dancing (ogee). Many of the communal ritual feasts of each ethnic group were preserved in the Middle Ages under the guise of Christian festivals.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ale (alcohol)" is listed below.

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…神々に家畜を捧げ，ギリシア人のように一部を祭壇で燃やす場合は肉の残りが，ゲルマン人のように神像を血で塗る場合は肉の全部が，参会者によって共同で食べられる(共食)。このとき地中海地方ではワインが，北欧ではエール(ビール)が飲まれたので，供犠の宴は乱飲乱舞の場(オージー)となる。各民族の共同体的祭祀の宴の多くは，中世にもキリスト教的祝祭の外被のもとに保存された。…

※「エール（酒）」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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