People sometimes call a drink a libation. In fact, it’s a drink poured out as an offering to a deity. I saw this in Santeria ceremonies while I was in Cuba. Giving spirits to the spirits, if you will. It’s thought of as pouring alcohol to ease the flow between this world and the other.
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