I mean, these are people who still believe in human sacrifice.
The god spoke to him in sacrifice, as it always did.
"Kill him and offer his heart up to me in sacrifice!"
These do not look like people who engage in human sacrifice.
Horses have also been recorded as being used in sacrifices.
It's simply a remembrance of those who died in sacrifice, the human cost.
The number of animals offered in communal sacrifice is usually either three or seven.
The other is their lack of belief in sacrifices as a legitimate way to become close to God.
This woman may have participated in human sacrifices- but by her standards, that was good.
This sacrifice went on for some years but was later stopped as the people were no longer interested in human sacrifices.