Stained glass of Adam and Eve, and Abraham preparing to sacrifice Isaac, St. Mary's church, Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Depiction of Abraham sacrificing Isaac, Gate of Paradise door of the Baptistry of San Giovanni, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Pilgrim making a milk sacrifice, Hindu festival Thaipusam, Batu Caves limestone caves and temples, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Priest with big sword sacrificing water buffalo, Hindu festival Dashain, Gorakhnath temple, Gorkha, Gorkha District, Nepal, Asia

Many hands are holding a plate, pilgrims performing Ganga Pooja, a religious ceremony, Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

A female pilgrim at the banks of the river Ganges is praying, offering personal belongings to the holy water, Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Balinese Hinduism, devout young man carrying a silver sacrificial bowl with gifts on his head, Pura Ulun Danu Batur temple, Batur village, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A female pilgrim at the banks of the river Ganges is praying, offering the holy water, Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Generic view of a veterans cemetery on top of a hill showing American pride

A female pilgrim praying, offering the holy water, at the banks of the river Ganges, Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Wall mosaic, Kykkos Monastery, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus, Europe

Generic view of a veterans cemetery on top of a hill showing American pride

Figure of Mary with crown, infant Jesus and sacrificial candles, Church of St. Martin in Blaichach, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Hinduistic-buddhistic ceremony at Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal