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A friend told me today that when people used to say "virgin blood" as a ritualistic ingredient, they actually meant blood that hadn't been used for a ritual before, rather than someone who hadn't had sex before. Is this true?

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A friend told me today that when people used to say "virgin blood" as a ritualistic ingredient, they actually meant blood that hadn't been used for a ritual before, rather than someone who hadn't had sex before. Is this true?	855
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