In good times, they offered produce to the gods and slaughtered animals, but in bad years, when the harvest had been poor... the sacrifice was a human being.

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edward woodward harvest sacrifice superstitions

13 seconds sound clip from the The Wicker Man (1973) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:58:18 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Their cast includes many alarming characters: a man-animal, or hobbyhorse, who canters at the head of the procession, charging at the girls.

- A man-woman, the sinister teaser, played by the community leader or priest.

- And a man-fool, Punch, most complex of all the symbolic figures, the privileged simpleton and king for a day.

- Six swordsmen follow these figures, and at the climax of the ceremony lock their swords together in a clear symbol of the Sun.

- In pagan times, however, these dances were not simply picturesque jigs. They were frenzied rites ending in a sacrifice by which the dancers hoped desperately to win over the goddess of the fields.

- In good times, they offered produce to the gods and slaughtered animals, but in bad years, when the harvest had been poor... the sacrifice was a human being.

- Rowan's not dead!

- Sometimes the victim would be drowned in the sea or burnt to death in a huge sacrificial bonfire.

- Sometimes the six swordsmen ritually beheaded the virgin.

- Dear God in Heaven, even these people can't be that mad.

- The chief priest then skinned the child, and wearing the still-warmed skin like a mantle, led the rejoicing crowds through the streets.

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Top rated lines from this movie

That is good, for believing what you do, we confer upon you a rare gift these days, a martyr's death.

Oh, God! Oh, Jesus Christ! Oh, my God! Christ! No, no, dear God! No, Christ!

Come. It is time to keep your appointment with The Wicker Man.

For you have accepted the role of king for a day, and who but a fool would do that?

Himself the son of a virgin, impregnated, I believe, by a ghost.

The Wicker Man (1973) Sound Clip

Quotes with sound bites from The Wicker Man (1973 film).

Actors: Edward Woodward (Sgt. Neil Howie), Christopher Lee (Lord Summerisle), Diane Cilento (Miss Rose), Ingrid Pitt (Librarian)

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