Ver sacrum

The ver sacrum (Latin sacred spring ) was an ancient custom in which a group of young men, often an entire year, expelled from the tribal group or was even sent out to conquer new land for their own subsistence and as a new strain to reasons.

In this case, all the creatures that were born next spring, were dedicated to the gods. Animals were sacrificed, the male births were once they were grown up, sent as colonists.

Sometimes this practice was carried out in times of need. It gave him in various forms, especially in the Italian peoples, the Celts and contentious debate among the Germans in the context of religious continuity ( King Healing ), or the so-called sacred intended cult groups of the military " male bonding ". He is hands down, for example when the Samnites.