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Suovetaurilia
Ancient Roman sacrifice / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The suovetaurilia or suovitaurilia was one of the most sacred and traditional rites of Roman religion: the sacrifice of a pig (sus), a sheep (ovis) and a bull (taurus) to the deity Mars to bless and purify land (Lustratio).[1][2][3]
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