Blood in culture

right|framed|Ancient Greek painting on a vase, showing a physician (iatros) bleeding a patient Bloodletting (or blood-letting) is the deliberate withdrawal of blood from a patient to prevent or cure illness and disease. Bloodletting, whether by a physician or by leeches, was based on an ancient system of medicine in which blood and other bodily fluids were regarded as "humors" that had to remain in proper balance to maintain health. It was the most common medical practice performed by surgeons from antiquity until the late 19th century, a span of over 2,000 years. In Europe, the practice conti

upright=1.3|right|thumb|One legal definition of degrees of consanguinity. The number next to each box in the table indicates the degree of relationship relative to the given person.

male not related by birth who has sworn loyalty

painting material and natural resin

in Christianity, the blood shed by Jesus on the Cross and/or the sacramental blood present in the Eucharist/Lord’s Supper, sometimes substantially identified with each other, regarded as a redemptive symbol

Spanish oppressive policies against crypto-Jews and crypto-Muslims

pseudoscientific theory that a person's ABO blood type is predictive of a person's personality, temperament, and compatibility with others

copy of the Qur'an written with ink in part made allegedly from blood donated from Saddam Hussein

policy on blood donation

early Mormon doctrine that, to atone for an eternal sin, a sinner should be killed with blood shed upon the ground

The Legazpi-Sikatuna Blood Compact, or Sandugo (Spanish: Pacto de Sangre), was a blood compact, performed on the island of Bohol in the Philippines, between the Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna, chieftain of Bohol, on March 16, 1565, to seal their friendship following tribal tradition. This is considered the first treaty of friendship between the Spaniards and Filipinos. Sandugo is a Visayan word meaning "one blood".

heraldic legend

proverb

1965 film by Herschell Gordon Lewis

substitute for blood in a theatrical or cinematic performance

historical American laws governing membership in a Native American tribe

ancient ritual of the Philippines

practice of intentionally cutting oneself to provoke bleeding in professional wrestling

cursed painting