section_path: Uses/Offerings/Religious/Libation
section_name: Libation
paragraph_text: Libation
  
  A libation is a ritual pouring of a liquid, or grains such as rice, as an offering to a deity or spirit, or in memory of the dead. It was common in many religions of antiquity and continues to be offered in cultures today. Wine or other alcoholic drinks are often used for libation.